Art in the Time of Colony

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The book explores the significant yet overlooked influence of Indigenous verbal and visual languages on the classification of scientific, legal, and artistic objects in 19th-century colonial contexts. It challenges the notion that colonized individuals were mere collectors by analyzing the complex biographies of five key objects. Through the concept of anachronism, it reveals how these objects embody and reflect the historical tensions of the era, highlighting the intricate relationships between colonizers and colonized.