Provenance informing restitution: the case of Isleta paintings

This work presents a case study that examines a complex web of cultural documentation that spans multiple record formats and creators with varying, and sometimes conflicting, perspectives. We show how recent efforts to expand and refine the archival concept of provenance may carry practical benefits...

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Published in:Archival science Vol. 25; no. 1; p. 8
Main Author: Botticelli, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2025
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archival research
Archives & records
Case studies
Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities
Cultural and Media Studies
Cultural Heritage
Cultural resources
Documentation
Information Storage and Retrieval
Interdisciplinary aspects
Libraries
Library Science
Literature
Museums
Original Paper
Professionals
Provenance
Repatriation
Restitution
Provenance
Restitution
Libraries
Museums
Archives
Repatriation
ISSN:1389-0166, 1573-7500, 1573-7519
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Summary:This work presents a case study that examines a complex web of cultural documentation that spans multiple record formats and creators with varying, and sometimes conflicting, perspectives. We show how recent efforts to expand and refine the archival concept of provenance may carry practical benefits for a broad range of cultural heritage professionals as they seek to organize and interpret collections that cut across distinct personal, social, institutional, and disciplinary boundaries. The case explores provenance as an interdisciplinary framework that might be applied by archives, museums, and libraries as a means to inform restitution for cultural heritage representing non-Western cultures. The case shows how an archival approach to provenance research can be an effective means through which cultural heritage professionals may evaluate the actions and underlying perspectives of record creators and subjects, hopefully leading to richer, more complete accounts of how objects have been collected by individuals as well as the communities to which they belong.
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ISSN:1389-0166
1573-7500
1573-7519
DOI:10.1007/s10502-025-09476-y