Australia's Official Papuan collection: Sir Hubert Murray and the how and why of a colonial collection
- Author
- Sylvia Schaffarczyk, Australian National University
- Published
- Wed 12 Sep 2007
- Episode Link
- https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/australias-official-papuan-collection-sir-hubert-murray-and-the-how-and-why-of-a-colonial-collection
Date recorded: 21 March 2006.
Sylvia Schaffarczyk reconstructs the history of the Official Papuan collection at the National Museum of Australia and examines Australian collecting in Papua during a key period in the development of anthropology and Australia's colonial interests.
