Ethnography and Archaeology in the Kilimanjaro and Meru Region

Programme

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09:00  Registration

09:15  Opening thoughts by Lajos Kemecsi, Director, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

09:30  Introduction by Tamás Régi, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

09:45  Keynote presentation: From Archaeology to Ethnography and Back: Beads and Leatherwork among Maa Speakers by Nik Petek-Sargeant, University of Cambridge, UK

10:15  Discussion

10:30  Coffee Break

10:45  Beyond Colonial Collecting: The Role of Source Communities in Reclaiming Stolen Cultural Heritage by Valence Silayo, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

11:15  Discussion

11:30  Meanings, Memories, and Myths on Kilimanjaro: Implications for Material Culture by Timothy Clack, University of Oxford, UK

12:00  Discussion

12:30  Lunch and Coffee Break

13:45  Provenance Research in the Kilimanjaro and Meru region by Tamás Régi, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

14:15  Discussion

14:45  Student presentation: Cursed objects, sacred grounds: tracing the power and place of nungu in Northern Tanzania (online), Winnie Kaaya, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

15:00-16:00  Closing remarks and concluding discussion

09:00-10:30  Guided tour at the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of Ethnography

10:30-11:30  Reflection and discussion on the Permanent Exhibition (META)

11:30-13:00  Travelling to the Collection Centre and Lunch Break

13:00-16:00  Visiting the Africa collection and discussion at the Collection Centre, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest. (only for a limited audience)

The conference is free to attend but registration is needed on regi.tamas@neprajz.hu e-mail address. Those who cannot travel but wish to attend online a Teams link will be sent.

Address: Museum of Ethnography, Budapest, Dózsa György út 35.