Objects and Objections of Ethnography

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Objects and Objections of Ethnography Objects and Objections of Ethnography James T. Siegel f o r d h a m u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s n e w y o r k 2 0 1 1 A NOTE ON THE COVER Neil Hertz took the extraordinary photo on the cover of the paperback edition of this book. The picture leads the viewer from one point to another, to reflections one does not expect. And this without an attempt at synthesis—which, however, might occur anyway. I would like to think it is appropriate to what follows after it. In any case, the photographer appears in various of these essays as a writer. I thank him warmly. Copyright 䉷 2011 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Siegel, James T., 1937– Objects and objections of ethnography / James T. Siegel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8232-3274-1 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8232-3275-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8232-3276-5 (ebook) 1. Ethnology—Philosophy. 2. Ethnology—Field work. 3. Material culture. 4. Ethnology—Indonesia. 5. Indonesia— Social life and customs. I. Title. GN345.S557 2011 305.8—dc22 2010041134 Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ...