Unpacking a colonial missionary collection from Togo/Ghana: The Legba-Dzoka Project

21.11.2024 18:30 – 20:00

Dzokawo are strings that contain powerful substances skillfully put together by a boko (priest) for the sake of healing and protection of the wearer, or as a means to attack an enemy. These artefacts are part of a colonial and missionary collection assembled on behalf of the museum around 1900. This lecture will unpack their alienating resignification as instances of “idolatry,” “superstition” and “magic” and address their current re-valuation as cultural assets and entry points into alternative memories of colonization and conversion.

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Bâtiment: Uni Mail

M2130

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