Legacy of Dammar Resin: Colonialist Harvesting and its Impact on the International Artist Material Trade and Import of Natural Resinous Materials to B

我的项目将追踪英国和东南亚的达马尔市场，以证明它是一种非常重要的商品。这项研究将阐明东印度公司促成的东西方联系，以及殖民收获材料的影响，从而将其与英国殖民主义在其他商品贸易中的遗产相提并论。为此，我将调查英国海关从加尔各答、途经新加坡、槟城和马六甲进口的记录，并通过绘画、乐器和装饰品分析，展示殖民达马尔贸易对英国艺术品的影响。

My project will trace the Dammar market in both Britain and South East Asia to prove that it was a highly significant commodity. This study will illuminate the East-West connections facilitated by the East India Company, and the impact of colonial harvesting of materials, thus drawing parallels with the legacies of British colonialism in the trade in other commodities. To do this, I will investigate British customs records of Imports from Calcutta, via Singapore, Penang and Malacca, and through painting, musical instruments and decorative object analysis, will demonstrate the legacy of the colonialist Dammar trade on British art.