Easter Island vandalization-Aarrr!

spiral · 10th April 2008, 03:29 PM

yes it was always "to the victors the spoils. " Thats war even when the Greeks conquered half the known world & took whatever they desired.

Thats also why England & USA are full of Japanese swords, my local museam apparently even has George Washington’s Bible, captured by the 46th Foot in 1777.

Spiral

dennee · 10th April 2008, 03:55 PM

Defacing such a significant cultural resource is a disgrace and a crime.

As for what is actually taboo, it depends who you ask. The reason that some Tibetan artifacts are made of bone (skull cups and drums, bone aprons and femur trumpets, etc.) is because they represent the impermanence of all things and suggest that people should not be attached to objects or concepts. An interesting perspective for all collectors to consider! Of course, in practice, I think Tibetans have been somewhat ambivalent about such items; do they not matter, or should they be guarded as important religious objects?

10th April 2008, 03:29 PM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	yes it was always "to the victors the spoils. " Thats war even when the Greeks conquered half the known world & took whatever they desired. Thats also why England & USA are full of Japanese swords, my local museam apparently even has George Washington’s Bible, captured by the 46th Foot in 1777. Spiral

10th April 2008, 03:55 PM	#2
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	Defacing such a significant cultural resource is a disgrace and a crime. As for what is actually taboo, it depends who you ask. The reason that some Tibetan artifacts are made of bone (skull cups and drums, bone aprons and femur trumpets, etc.) is because they represent the impermanence of all things and suggest that people should not be attached to objects or concepts. An interesting perspective for all collectors to consider! Of course, in practice, I think Tibetans have been somewhat ambivalent about such items; do they not matter, or should they be guarded as important religious objects?