Glimpses of British Guiana at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886

Sara Albuquerque

doi:10.3989/chdj.2016.010

Autores/as

Sara Albuquerque IHC/CEHFCi, Universidade de Évora

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/chdj.2016.010

Palabras clave:

Exposiciones antropológicas, Amerindios, Exposición Colonial, Imperio Británico, Everard im Thurn, Jardines Reales Botánicos Kew, Guyana, Objetos

Resumen

Este análisis se centra en la Exposición Colonial de 1886; a través del estudio de caso del Pabellón de la Guayana Británica (hoy Guyana), demuestra cómo ésta estaba representada en Gran Bretaña. Para mostrar sus contenidos cruza diferentes fuentes de la época: objetos, correspondencia, informes y periódicos. La exposición en aquel pabellón refleja que las materias primas de la Guayana Británica eran de interés para Gran Bretaña y la implicación en esta materia de los Jardines Reales Botánicos, llamados Kew. La exposición no sólo mostró los objetos y las materias primas, como el caso del azúcar, sino que también llevó habitantes de la Guayana. Aquí se presta especial atención a los amerindios que fueron retratados como “exposiciones etnológicas vivas”. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender cómo la Guayana Británica era vista y representada por su “madre patria” y también el papel del explorador Everard im Thurn (1852-1932) en la exposición. Teniendo en cuenta que esta colonia era un área descuidada por el Imperio Británico, incluso en tiempo de im Thurn, esta exposición fue una oportunidad no sólo para mostrar el imperio, sino también para dar publicidad de sus posibilidades y asegurar que no iban a olvidarse de él.

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