Fw: H-ASIA: Searching for Keralan and Kanarese ethnographic material (clarification)

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From: "Monika Lehner" <monika.lehner@UNIVIE.AC.AT>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:27 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Searching for Keralan and Kanarese ethnographic material
(clarification)

> H-ASIA
> March 14, 2011
>
> Searching for Keralan and Kanarese ethnographic material (clarification)
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> From: Elizabeth Lambourn <el5@soas.ac.uk>
>
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> Ed. note: Following an initial response to the message posted earlier
> today, I had asked Dr. Lambourn for additional information. ML
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> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I'm not sure I can specify my query more at present - I'm just trying to
> understand which museums and institutions (globally) may have collected
> ethnographic material in Kerala and Kanara, possibly from as early as the
> late 18th century, although more probably 19th and early 20th century
> onwards. I saw some material in the Calcutta museum recently but have no
> idea of the size or coverage of different collections.
>
> I thought that a general e-mail would save multiple approaches to
> different museums. I am principally interested at the moment in basketry
> and metalwork, but my interests are generally broad at this stage of
> research.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Elizabeth Lambourn
>
> Reader in South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies
> De Montfort University
>
> Research Associate
> Centre of South East Asian Studies, SOAS
>
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