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intheflow

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7. My seminary had a book on Christian history bound in a Lenape man's skin.

Reply to RSherman (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2024, 01:37 PM

Mar 28

They have also been looking for ways to confront this item and its history with respect, transparency, and in cooperation with Native American leaders (including my professor there, Dr. "Tink" Tinkham, Osage). It's difficult to know what do do with these artifacts in a way that acknowledges the generational trauma done by the settlers.

Here's a link to to the work they did on this in 2022: https://www.iliff.edu/lenape/
Here's a link to a Colorado Public Television program on the book and Iliff's contemporary struggle to acknowledge harm and move forward in good faith cooperation:

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Harvard Removes Human Skin Binding From Book In Its Collections (Whoa!) [View all] RSherman Mar 28 OP

What took them so long? Nasty. flying_wahini Mar 28 #1

That's some creepy shit, but I did learn a new term: "anthropodermic bibliopegy" Ocelot II Mar 28 #2

Then you may want to google "Mummy Brown".... getagrip_already Mar 28 #3

I did - eww. But you can't buy it any more, not since the mid-20th c. Ocelot II Mar 28 #5

Some companies make a color called mummy brown sarisataka Mar 28 #6

Interesting the things you learn here: IcyPeas Mar 28 #10

Wow that's like some creepy Ed Gein shit Blue Owl Mar 28 #4

My seminary had a book on Christian history bound in a Lenape man's skin. intheflow Mar 28 #7

Wow, thanks for this info.... RSherman Mar 28 #9

Others: TheProle Mar 28 #8

"Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin" Celerity Mar 28 #11