Collectors, guides and companions : a textual and material analysis of collecting zoological specimens in the Raffles and its neighbouring museums (1800 - 1930)

• Main Author: Lee, Jia Min
• Other Authors: Lisa Onaga
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66280
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis I explore the interaction between museum curators and their “native” assistants in the process of collecting zoological specimens for the Raffles and its neighbouring museums. These “invisible” actors are often left out of history despite playing vital roles in the processes and even...