Jason, Ethnographic is a perfectly acceptable word to use when discribing material culture, that is not archaeological, in an anthropological context. Why does your development director think this is not acceptable?



Dawn

Milwaukee Public Museum 





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I'm posing this question to the group...it appeared on the Museum-Ed listserv this afternoon.



"We are in the process of raising money to publish a catalogue about our permanent collection which would include a selection of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian objects.  Our development director has heard that the term "ethnographic" is a no-no.  Has anyone else heard that?  If it is not a politically correct term, does anyone have any alternatives?"







Any thoughts?













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