Essays about: "War Trophies"

Found 2 essays containing the words War Trophies.

1. 1. Imbroglio, Flawed Procedure or a State Scandal? : Untangling the Complexities of the 2020 Restitution of Human Remains from France to Algeria

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Pauline Blache; [2023]
   Keywords : Human remains; restitution; France; Algeria; colonisation; skulls; Provenance Research; political interests; taboo; history.;

   Abstract : In July 2020 France returned 24 human remains to Algeria, designating it as a ‘loan’ renewable every five years. These human remains, identified as skulls, by some considered as “war trophies”, were believed to belong to Algerian soldiers and tribal chiefs who fought against the French army’s invasion in the early 19th century. READ MORE

3. 2. The embodiment of victory : Heritagisation of war trophies in early modern Sweden

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Konstvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Karin Tetteris; [2014]
   Keywords : Cultural Heritage; War Trophies; Collections; Antiquarian practices; Kulturarv; Krigsbyte; Samlingar; Antikvariska praktiker;

   Abstract : This study explores the heritagisation of war trophies in early modern Sweden. The ways in which contemporary artefacts have been historicised and charged with new meanings through specific practices are analysed. These practices form part of a process enacted by a network of human agents and objects constituting an early example of heritagisation. READ MORE