Colonial Objects in Early Modern Sweden and Beyond From the Kunstkammer to the Current Museum Crisis

An elaborately crafted and decorated tomahawk from somewhere along the North American east coast: how did it end up in the royal collections in Stockholm in the late seventeenth century? What does it say about the Swedish kingdom's colonial ambitions and desires? What questions does it raise fr...

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Main Author: Snickare, Mårten (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2022
Series:Visual and material culture, 1300-1700.
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