Fijian Art: political power, sacred value, social transformation and collecting since the 18th century

斐济艺术：十八世纪以来的政治权力、神圣价值、社会转型和收藏

• 批准号: AH/I003622/1
• 负责人: Steven Hooper
• 金额: $ 82.18万
• 依托单位: University of East Anglia
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FI003622%2F1
• 关键词: Fijian; Art; political; power; sacred

This project aims to unlock the potential, for scholarly and public benefit, of the outstanding collections of Fijian art, material culture and associated archives and photographs held in UK and other museums. Originating from Britain's voyaging, missionary and colonial ties with Fiji, these extensive collections, hitherto neglected, will be systematically researched, analysed and made the focus of major publications, exhibitions and outreach activities. Fijian artworks are visually impressive and beautifully made; they include sculptures in wood and ivory, shell and ivory regalia, ritual equipment, weapons, pottery and large decorated textiles. Central to pre-Christian and post-conversion religious practices, and often heavily Tongan-influenced, many of these objects played an active role in relations with the British, resulting in significant collections in UK museums. Foremost are the Fijian collections at the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA), probably the most important in the world. With over 2,500 objects, 2000+ photographs, diaries, field notes and drawings, they include items from all periods of Fijian history since the late 18th century as well as extensive material from the early colonial period (1870s-90s). Other outstanding collections are in the British Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum Oxford, World Museum Liverpool, National Museum of Scotland and Maidstone Museum, while major overseas collections are in Paris, Salem, the Smithsonian Institution and the Fiji Museum. All 9 museums are collaborating with the project as official Project Partners. Many regional UK museums (in Aberdeen, Exeter, Ipswich, Birmingham and elsewhere) will also participate; the National Archives will also be a valuable resource. Building on the specialist expertise of project staff, working in partnership with UK and overseas museums (including the Fiji Museum), the project will:- Provide the first comprehensive history of Fijian art.- Contribute greater understanding of the enduring potency of Fijian artworks and exchange valuables.- Extend theoretical perspectives on the nature of exchange, and of object/person relations more widely, including analyses of gender, embodiment, equivalence, shrines and relics.- Provide a nuanced history of collecting which will illuminate complex and shifting Fijian/British relations, especially during the early colonial period (1870s-90s).- Elucidate trends in British intellectual and academic history through analysis of field collecting in Fiji and its implications for the development in Britain of major museums and the discipline of anthropology.- Enhance existing museum documentation with expert identification and analysis of collections, while linking key museums internationally.- Improve the ability of museums to display and interpret their collections for multiple audiences.- Disseminate research results to diverse specialist and public audiences, including UK-based Fijians, through publications, symposia and several exhibitions with associated educational outreach activities. - Contribute to museum/academic training programmes by holding workshops/curators' forum, and by involving 40+ graduate students in project-related course assignments.- Contribute insights for policy makers into the importance for understanding contemporary Fijian politics of historically-rooted relationships between chiefdoms. The project team, led by UEA's Professor Steven Hooper, a Fiji specialist and Fijian-speaker with over 30 years research experience, includes Dr Anita Herle, Senior Curator at MAA, who will oversee research on MAA's Fiji collections. Other participants include former and current Fiji Museum Directors Fergus Clunie and Sagale Buadromo, and MAA Director Professor Nicholas Thomas (a renowned Pacific specialist; chair of the project Advisory Committee); all will contribute to numerous publications, exhibitions and other outputs.

该计划旨在发掘英国及其他博物馆收藏的杰出斐济艺术、物质文化及相关档案和照片的潜力，以造福学术和公众。源自英国与斐济的航海、传教和殖民关系，这些迄今被忽视的广泛收藏品将被系统地研究、分析，并成为主要出版物、展览和推广活动的重点。斐济的艺术品在视觉上令人印象深刻，制作精美；它们包括木头和象牙雕塑、贝壳和象牙王冠、仪式设备、武器、陶器和大型装饰纺织品。作为基督教前和皈依后的宗教活动的中心，这些物品往往深受汤加人的影响，在与英国的关系中发挥了积极作用，成为英国博物馆的重要藏品。最重要的是剑桥大学考古与人类学博物馆（MAA）的斐济藏品，可能是世界上最重要的。馆内有2500多件物品、2000多张照片、日记、实地记录和绘画，包括自18世纪末以来斐济历史各个时期的物品，以及早期殖民时期（1870 -90年代）的大量材料。其他杰出的收藏在大英博物馆、牛津皮特河博物馆、利物浦世界博物馆、苏格兰国家博物馆和梅德斯通博物馆，而主要的海外收藏在巴黎、塞勒姆、史密森学会和斐济博物馆。所有9家博物馆都作为官方项目合作伙伴与该项目合作。许多英国地区博物馆（在阿伯丁、埃克塞特、伊普斯维奇、伯明翰和其他地方）也将参加；国家档案馆也将是一个宝贵的资源。以项目人员的专业知识为基础，与英国和海外博物馆（包括斐济博物馆）合作，该项目将：-提供第一个斐济艺术的综合历史。-增进对斐济艺术品持久潜力的了解，并交换贵重物品。-更广泛地拓展关于交换本质和物/人关系的理论视角，包括对性别、体现、对等、神社和遗迹的分析。-提供细致入微的收藏历史，阐明斐济与英国复杂多变的关系，特别是在早期殖民时期（1870 -90年代）。-通过对斐济实地收集的分析，阐明英国思想史和学术史的趋势及其对英国主要博物馆和人类学学科发展的影响。-通过专家鉴定和分析藏品，加强现有的博物馆文件，同时联系国际上的主要博物馆。——提高博物馆向多种受众展示和解读藏品的能力。-通过出版物、专题讨论会和若干展览以及相关的教育推广活动，向不同的专家和公众受众，包括在英国的斐济人传播研究成果。-通过举办研讨会/策展人论坛，以及让40多名研究生参与与项目相关的课程作业，为博物馆/学术培训项目做出贡献。-为政策制定者提供见解，了解酋长领地之间历史根源关系的当代斐济政治的重要性。项目团队由东英吉利大学的Steven Hooper教授领导，他是斐济专家，会说斐济语，拥有30多年的研究经验。团队成员包括MAA高级策展人Anita Herle博士，她将监督MAA斐济藏品的研究。其他与会者包括斐济博物馆前任和现任馆长费格斯·克卢尼和萨加勒·布德罗莫，以及MAA馆长尼古拉斯·托马斯教授（著名的太平洋专家，项目咨询委员会主席）；所有人都将为许多出版物、展览和其他产出作出贡献。

项目成果

Tapa: Barkcloth Paintings from the Pacific

塔帕：来自太平洋的树皮布画

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Adams, J

'Let your fingers do the walking': Exploring Fijian landscape with an iPad

“让你的手指行走”：用 iPad 探索斐济风景

• 发表时间: 2013
• 期刊: Journal of Museum Ethnography
• 作者: Carreau L.

Chiefs and Governors: art and power in Fiji

酋长和总督：斐济的艺术与权力

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Herle, Anita

Identifying Dufty's Studio Photographs (in Herle, A. and L. Carreau, Chiefs and Governors: art and power in Fiji)

识别杜夫蒂的工作室照片（见 Herle, A. 和 L. Carreau，酋长和州长：斐济的艺术与权力）

• 发表时间: 2013
• 作者: Dudding J

10 years of the AHRC: a decade of supporting excellence in Arts and Humanities Research

AHRC 十年：支持艺术与人文研究卓越的十年

• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: Dunn C