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Immigration's everyday traces remembered in Swedish homes
Original: Collapsible Arabic smoking tables not made for tourists. Moroccan tajine pots for everyday use. Drapes in flamboyant sty
A Swedish archaeologist reflects on the material culture of immigrant households, citing collapsible Arabic smoking tables, everyday Moroccan tajine pots and boldly patterned drapes. He notes the people who brought these objects into Swedish homes were mostly born in the 1940s, framing their belongings as a record of migration and everyday life rather than tourist souvenirs.
Why now: Reflections on immigrant heritage and the everyday objects left by a generation of migrants are resonating amid ongoing debates about immigration.
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- Collapsible Arabic smoking tables not made for tourists. Moroccan tajine pots for everyday use. Drapes in flamboyant styles that no little old Swedish lady would dare hang in her windows. And it's such a fun mix, because the people who die right now were born mostly in the 40s… · mrundkvist@archaeo.social · 9
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