Hello:

This may be a question more appropriately asked on an anthropology list,
but maybe someone here can help.  I'm a graduate student, finishing my
master's thesis on a 19th century collection of Native American artifacts
at a local museum.  My advisor mentioned a relatively new "theory on
collecting", and couldn't remember any more details.  Does anyone here have
any ideas about what he means?  I'd gratefully appreciate any pointers to
articles or other suggestions, and would love to hear from anyone else here
who has an interest in the history and/or psychology of collecting.  Many
thanks!

Molly Carocci
History/Historical Archaeology Program
University of Massachusetts Boston
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