A Century Ago, Studies of Objects Were Largely Studies of Material

question 5

Multiple Choice

A century ago, studies of objects were largely studies of material culture and the technology available to people living in small-scale societies with simple technologies. The modern anthropological approach to objects has done which of the following?

• A) caused anthropologists to challenge whether these museum collections were representative of the technologies of the time or if they were biased
• B) led anthropologists to recognize that objects change meaning over time
• C) pushed anthropologists to take a critical approach to the motives of the collectors of these early museum collections
• D) all of the above

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