Abstract

SOKOL, Olivia L. et al. Archaeological objects in regional historical museums from Buenos Aires province. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2020, vol.13, n.3, pp.07-22. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n3.28858.

Abstract Multiple practices related to administration resources of pre-Hispanic times (management and communication) have been identified in the Salado River microregion (Buenos Aires province). Different actors come together in those practices. The materials that document indigenous history are key elements in such practices since they enable the creation of different narratives about the past. Museum institutions play an important role because archaeological materials have poor visibility in the landscape. Museum’s public representations of the past sometimes reproduce hegemonic stereotypes, but some other times debate those stereotypes. We aim to study the trajectories of the archaeological material collections preserved in five local museums. We develop this research centered on a materiality perspective. Our main argument is that pre-Hispanic objects have an active role in constructing narratives about the past, and this active role goes beyond their place in the exhibitions in museums.

Keywords : Biographical Approach; Representations of the Past; Indigenous history; Materiality; Salado River Microregion.

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