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Start Date
12-4-2021 10:00 AM
End Date
12-4-2021 10:00 AM
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Chelsey Paige has worked with the UTC Special Collections department to lead an exhibit with Pre-columbian artifacts investigating provenance and material culture within the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts. With additional help from UTC student Mallory Crook a collaborative effort was made to create a curriculum for elementary students engaging with the cultural artifacts and provenance of the collection. Their mentors Carolyn Runyon and Dr. Olivia Wolf have supported this research by questioning what role this collection serves at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and unpacking the provenance. Through a pedagogical approach, they have researched the history of these artifacts and the collection by interviewing experts, participating in ceramics courses, and inquiring about these artifacts.
While the collection is of great importance to the University and a terrific teacher of ancient cultures, the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts provides opportunity for critical analysis regarding provenance and material culture, bringing forth conversations surrounding ownership and cultural appropriation. Images from Hyde’s travels throughout Latin America and compelling interviews with scholars make sense of the artifacts appropriated by Hyde in 1969, and help us interpret their significance from a post-colonial perspective that seeks to acknowledge, respect, and credit the original creators.
Date
4-12-2021
Document Type
presentations
Language
English
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Recommended Citation
Paige, Chelsey; Crook, Mallory; Runyon, Carolyn; and Wolf, Olivia, "Investigating Provenance and Post-colonial Perspectives in the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2021/presentations/5.
Investigating Provenance and Post-colonial Perspectives in the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts
Chelsey Paige has worked with the UTC Special Collections department to lead an exhibit with Pre-columbian artifacts investigating provenance and material culture within the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts. With additional help from UTC student Mallory Crook a collaborative effort was made to create a curriculum for elementary students engaging with the cultural artifacts and provenance of the collection. Their mentors Carolyn Runyon and Dr. Olivia Wolf have supported this research by questioning what role this collection serves at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and unpacking the provenance. Through a pedagogical approach, they have researched the history of these artifacts and the collection by interviewing experts, participating in ceramics courses, and inquiring about these artifacts.
While the collection is of great importance to the University and a terrific teacher of ancient cultures, the George and Louise Patten Collection of Salem Hyde Cultural Artifacts provides opportunity for critical analysis regarding provenance and material culture, bringing forth conversations surrounding ownership and cultural appropriation. Images from Hyde’s travels throughout Latin America and compelling interviews with scholars make sense of the artifacts appropriated by Hyde in 1969, and help us interpret their significance from a post-colonial perspective that seeks to acknowledge, respect, and credit the original creators.