Erna Lilje
Dr. Erna Lilje is Curator Indigenous knowledge & material culture. Her work focuses on south coast New Guinea material culture. She pursues the idea that museum collections can tell us much more about the people who made and used the objects within them if we bring to bear a cross-disciplinary approach that encompasses present-day makers and cultural experts with a close study of the artefacts themselves. More recently, Erna has begun to think about the role and ‘use’ of contemporary artists in ethnological museums.
contributions:
'Going Native' Art Installation
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Artist-in-residence Elizabeth James Perry at the NMVW
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Artist-in-residence Yuki Kihara at the NMVW
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