Johan Maurits's Brazilian collection: the role of ethnographic gifts in colonial discourse

This dissertation examines the acquisition and dissemination of the famous Brazilian collection of Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679), the governor-general of Dutch Brazil from 1637 to 1644. Maurits amassed an extraordinary collection of ethnographic images and objects while governing the Du...

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Main Author: Anderson, Carrie
Language:en_US
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/13143