Producers and Collectors: Uncovering the Role of Indigenous Agency in the Formation of Museum Collections

这项研究将对澳大利亚和世界学术做出重大贡献，展示澳大利亚学者在博物馆收藏品研究方面的创新和领导力，并促进与澳大利亚在巴新的最近邻国的善意和更好的外交。通过考察巴布亚新几内亚人与澳大利亚利益长期关注的“外来者”之间的社会关系历史，该项目将有助于国家优先事项“了解我们的地区和世界”。通过解锁澳大利亚最古老的博物馆收藏的民族志收藏品的起源和历史信息，它们的文化意义将被更广泛地分享。

The research will make a significant contribution to Australian and world scholarship, show the innovation and leadership of Australian scholars in the study of museum collections, and promote goodwill and better diplomacy with Australia's nearest neighbours in PNG. Through examining the history of social relations between Papua New Guineans and 'outsiders' in a region that has long been the focus of Australian interests, the project will contribute to the National Priority' Understanding our region and the world'. By unlocking information about the origin and history of ethnographic collections from Australia's oldest museum, their cultural significance will be shared more widely.