Neddy Larkin, a Bundjalung man from New South Wales, Australia, was stolen from his grave and in 1891 sold to the Peabody Museum, Cambridge, MA. This paper uses the methodology and concepts outlined in Latour’s An Inquiry into Modes of Existence to chart Neddy Larkin’s transitions from kinsman to scientific data.
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'Why did they take him away?' The theft of Neddy Larkin
History and Anthropology, Vol.28(5), pp.584-604
2017
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- Title
- 'Why did they take him away?' The theft of Neddy Larkin
- Creators
- Robert Garbutt (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityRos Sten (Author) - Aboriginal knowledge holder from Banyam/Baigham (North Lismore)Jenny Smith (Author) - Aboriginal knowledge holder from Banyam/Baigham (North Lismore)Dianne Harrington (Author) - Aboriginal knowledge holder from Banyam/Baigham (North Lismore)Thelma James (Author) - Aboriginal knowledge holder from Banyam/Baigham (North Lismore)Mickey Ryan (Author) - Aboriginal knowledge holder from Banyam/Baigham (North Lismore)
- Publication Details
- History and Anthropology, Vol.28(5), pp.584-604
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 2671; 991012820750402368
- Academic Unit
- School of Arts and Social Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article