Pieces of a Nation: South Sudanese Heritage and Museum Collections. Essais des espoirs et des craintes

des espoirs et des craintes qui se sont attachés à ce nouveau médium au moment de sa révélation au public

dont on adopte alors les typologies de vêtements ou le répertoire ornemental

aujourd’hui république du Bénin

IIIe Congrès Archéologique de Gaule Méridionale

de ses sculptures et de ses photographies

Pieces of a Nation: South Sudanese Heritage and Museum Collections. Essais des espoirs et des craintesSouth Sudan became independent in 2011 after decades of rebel wars with the Government of Sudan. Independence prompted discussions about South Sudanese identity and shared history, in which material objects and cultural heritage featured as vitally important resources. However, the long term effects of colonialism and conflict had largely precluded any concerted attempts to preserve material culture within the country; museums remained in Khartoum,