What is the Object of This Exercise?: A Meandering Exploration of the Many Meanings of Objects in Museums

Heumann Gurian, Elaine

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What is the Object of This Exercise?: A Meandering Exploration of the Many Meanings of Objects in Museums

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2009

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Heumann Gurian, Elaine

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ANU Press

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/234918

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Humanities Research Journal

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10.22459/HR.VIII.01.2001.04

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What is the Object of This Exercise?: A Meandering Exploration of the Many Meanings of Objects in Museums

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