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Art, Materiality and Representation ART, MATERIALITY AND REPRESENTATION British Museum and SOAS, 1-3 June 2018 Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland British Museum, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas School of Oriental and African Studies, Department of Anthropology Friday 1 June 9.00-10.00 Registration Daily 10.00-11.30 Opening and Plenary 11.30-13.00 Panel Session 1 13.00-14.00 Lunch Timetable 14.00-15.30 Panel Session 2 15.30-16.00 Break 16.00-17.30 Panel Session 3 17.30-17.45 Break Saturday 2 June 17.45-18.45 Keynote 9.00-10.30 Panel Session 4 18.45-20.00 Drinks Reception 10.30-11.00 Break 11.00-12.30 Panel Session 5 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.30 Plenary 14.30-16.00 Panel Session 6 16.00-16.30 Break Sunday 3 June 16.30-18.00 Panel Session 7 9.00-10.30 Panel Session 8 10.30-11.00 Break 11.00-12.30 Panel Session 9 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-15.00 Panel Session 10 15.00-15.30 Break 15.30-17.00 Panel Session 11 17.00-18.00 Plenary and Closing Royal Anthropological Institute British Museum’s Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas School of African and Oriental Studies Art, Materiality and Representation British Museum & SOAS, 1 – 3 June 2018 Conference programme and book of abstracts 1 Conference committee: Gemma Aellah, Raymond Apthorpe, Paul Basu, Lissant Bolton, Ben Burt, Iside Carbone, Max Carocci, Katherine Coleman, Emma Ford, Paolo Fortis, Beverley Emery, Charles Gore, Ian Herbertson, Susanne Kuechler, Michael Liversidge, Antony Loveland, Christine Patel, Caterina Sartori, David Shankland, Deborah Swallow, Jessica Turner, Amanda Vinson, Sarah Walpole Conference Coordinator: Amanda Vinson IT Provider: NomadIT With thanks to the British Museum and SOAS for hosting the event. Table of Contents Conference timetable ........................................................................inside front cover Welcome......................................................................................................................... 5 Practical information .................................................................................................... 9 Exhibitors – BM Clore Centre ................................................................................... 17 Stories in the Making Exhibition .............................................................................. 19 Events ...........................................................................................................................25 Daily timetable .............................................................................................................33 Plenaries and keynote ................................................................................................. 63 Abstracts .......................................................................................................................67 List of presenters, convenors, discussants and chairs ............................................203 Maps ...........................................................................................................................223 How to find your room .............................................................................................231 My Conference ..........................................................................................................232 3 Welcome Message from the President On behalf of the Council and Fellows of the RAI, it is my great pleasure to welcome the delegates to our fourth major conference, Art, Materiality and Representation. Each of these topics reflects an important internal discourse within anthropology, and together there is an enormous number of possibilities in terms of the way that they may overlap or be juxtaposed in creative ways. We hoped of course that such a suggestive theme would attract interest, but in the event we have been overwhelmed. For the RAI, there is a further attraction in this theme, in that it brings anthropology and museum studies so closely together. This is of course not just a good thing in that we are privileged to work with our colleagues across different institutions, but it also helps toward bridging the gap that has occasionally emerged, or appeared to emerge, between our two spheres in the past. We are convinced that understanding the way that museums and anthropologists have been part of the same broad scholarly endeavour will lead to a more profound appreciation of the history of anthropology as well as an essential and lively co-operation in the future. The conference will take place over three locations; the Clore Centre of the British Museum, Senate House, and the School of Oriental and African Studies. We would like to thank Professor Paul Basu (SOAS) for his skilful and amiable representation of the university. It is a privilege to be able to enjoy the excellent new facilitates that SOAS has created in their new wing of Senate House. Once more, we are greatly in the debt of the Keeper of the Department of Africa, Oceania and Asia, Dr Lissant Bolton, of the British Museum. The conference has been organised by the RAI staff, members of the RAI Anthropology of Art Committee, our colleagues in the British Museum, in SOAS, and a large number of student volunteers. I thank them all, and wish them a pleasant and stimulating event. I for one, look forward to it enormously. Professor André Singer President, Royal Anthropological Institute 5 Welcome Message from the Director Watching the conference gradually take shape over the last two years has been as fascinating as it has been enjoyable, and it will be wonderful to welcome so many friends, old and new. As has been noted, the conference takes place in three locations: the British Museum, SOAS and Senate House. However, these are in fact very close together – one needs to cross the Great Court and exit through the north entrance of the BM. The south block of Senate House is directly opposite. The SOAS section of Senate House is in the north block behind this and their other buildings are just to the east. Tea and coffee will be served in all locations. The plenaries will take place in the BM Clore Centre. Please feel free to ask directions of the RAI staff and volunteers. We expect Professor Ingold’s keynote talk to be especially busy. The talk will be in the BP Lecture Theatre in the British Museum’s Clore Centre. To deal with any overflow it will also be live streamed to the Brunei Lecture Theatre in the SOAS Brunei Gallery. We hope that this will enable all who are interested to see this important talk. There will be a drinks reception following the keynote in the SOAS Atrium in the ground and lower-ground floor of the north block of Senate House. We have two exhibition areas at this year’s conference. The publishers and practical demonstrations will be in the foyer of the Clore Centre in the British Museum for the entirety of the conference. From Friday evening there will be an art exhibition in the Cloisters area on the ground floor of SOAS Senate House, north block. Could I please respectfully ask delegates to take particular care with time-keeping. It is immensely dispiriting as a paper-giver in a panel to see one’s own slot gradually diminishing as the session goes by, particularly if one has come a great distance to share one’s thoughts! Here, Chairs should take particular note please to ensure that less senior scholars have their full allocation. It only remains for me to add my thanks to that of the President. It is an immense honour to be part of such a wonderful team. Dr David Shankland Director, Royal Anthropological Institute 6 Join the Royal Anthropological Institute The RAI is the world’s longest established anthropological organisation, with a global membership. Since 1843, it has been at the forefront of new developments in anthropology and new means of communicating them to a broad audience. 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