Margaret Mead and her husband didn't like the Balinese because she felt
they were not nurturing to their children even though she admired their
music and dancing. Mead and her husband were desperately trying to have a
child at the time. They prefered those cultures that seemed child-centered
even if their art wasn't as refined as the Balinese.
We've been living with this misunderstood mapping promoted by anthropology
-- and the Museum of Natural History -- ever since. The result is an
American culture that fears both art and children but loves the dinosaurs.
Robbin Murphy
murph@artnetweb.com
<i> i o l a </i> http://artnetweb.com/iola/
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