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Ethnography and Archaeology in the Kilimanjaro and Meru Region | OTKA Research Conference

Néprajzi Múzeum

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Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am

Néprajzi Múzeum

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Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am - Thu, 02 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm (CEST)

Néprajzi Múzeum

56-os emlékmű, Dózsa György út, Budapest 1146, Magyarország, Budapest, Hungary

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Ethnography and Archaeology in the Kilimanjaro and Meru Region | OTKA Research Conference
A Néprajzi Múzeum Afrika-gyűjteményének jelentős részét a 19. század végén és a 20. század elején gyűjtötték magyar utazók a mai Észak-Tanzánia területén. Teleki Sámuel és Bornemisza Pál utazásaik alatt több ezer tárgyat gyűjtöttek, amelyek nagy része az utóbbi 120 évben feldolgozatlan maradt. Az elmúlt években a múzeum egy komplex antropológiai, történészi és levéltári kutatás keretében dolgozza fel ezen tárgyegyüttest. A jelen konferencia ehhez a kutatómunkához kapcsolódik. A budapesti Néprajzi Múzeum kutatói és meghívott nemzetközi antropológusok és régészek a régióban végzett kutatásaikról, a tárgyi kultúra és a művészet átalakulásáról adnak elő.



Programme

Download the programme here: https://neprajz.hu/binaries/content/assets/programok/konferencia/2025_ethnography_and_archaeology_in_the_kilimanjaro_and_meru_region_png.pdf

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01 October (Museum of Ethnography, Conference room B203)
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09:00 Registration


09:15 Opening thoughts by Lajos Kemecsi, Director, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

09:30 Introduction by Tamás Régi, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

09:45 Keynote presentation: From Archaeology to Ethnography and Back: Beads and Leatherwork among Maa Speakers by Nik Petek-Sargeant, University of Cambridge, UK

10:15 Discussion

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Beyond Colonial Collecting: The Role of Source Communities in Reclaiming Stolen Cultural Heritage by Valence Silayo, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

11:15 Discussion

11:30 Meanings, Memories, and Myths on Kilimanjaro: Implications for Material Culture by Timothy Clack, University of Oxford, UK

12:00 Discussion

12:30 Lunch and Coffee Break

13:45 Provenance Research in the Kilimanjaro and Meru region by Tamás Régi, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest

14:15 Discussion

14:45 Student presentation: Cursed objects, sacred grounds: tracing the power and place of nungu in Northern Tanzania (online), Winnie Kaaya, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

15:00-16:00 Closing remarks and concluding discussion


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02 October (Museum of Ethnography, Budapest)
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09:00-10:30 Guided tour at the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of Ethnography

10:30-11:30 Reflection and discussion on the Permanent Exhibition (META)

11:30-13:00 Travelling to the Collection Centre and Lunch Break

13:00-16:00 Visiting the Africa collection and discussion at the Collection Centre, Museum of Ethnography, Budapest. (only for a limited audience)



The conference is free to attend but registration is needed on cmVnaSAhIHRhbWFzIHwgbmVwcmFqeiAhIGh1 e-mail address. Those who cannot travel but wish to attend online a Teams link will be sent.

Address: Museum of Ethnography, Budapest, Dózsa György út 35.


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Ethnography and Archaeology in the Kilimanjaro and Meru Region | OTKA Research Conference, 1 October | AllEvents
Ethnography and Archaeology in the Kilimanjaro and Meru Region | OTKA Research Conference
Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 09:00 am