Claire Wintle is a Senior Lecturer in the History of Art and Design at the University of Brighton. She holds degrees from the Universities of Manchester and Sussex and has worked in collections and public programs at the Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove, and National Museums Liverpool.

• List of FiguresList of MapsAcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Imperial Encounters and Material CultureChapter 1. Production, Use, Exchange: Spheres of Influence in the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsChapter 2. Colonial Perspectives on Material Culture from the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsChapter 3. Wider Spheres of Influence: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in Victorian and Edwardian BritainChapter 4. Public Property: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands at Brighton Museum, 1900 - 1949Chapter 5. Objects and Encounters TodayBibliographyIndex

“Wintle’s book is an insightful examination of Andamanese and Nicobaresematerial culture during the late 19th century and early 20th century, and it reminds readers that there is much to be gained by studying the history of objects.” · Social Anthropology/Anthropologie sociale“In a brief concluding chapter, Wintle looks to a future in which the complex stories of these collections can be told in new ways that collaborate with and serve contemporary Andamanese and Nicobar Islanders and that acknowledge the larger, complex, and multidimensional colonial and postcolonial histories in which they played a part. Her book is an important contribution to doing just that.” · Museum Anthropology"An excellent, thought-provoking text on the material culture and popular representations of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. There is detailed primary research combined with a sophisticated theorisation of museological and collecting processes. The book demonstrates a nuanced understanding of Western perceptions of these cultures from the mid-19th to mid-20th century, and will clearly contribute to the growing literature on post-colonialism, collections and museums." · Louise Tythacott, University of Manchester"This book brings new information and interesting insights into the fields of history, material culture studies and museum studies - . It is well written, well researched, scholarly, and accessible." · Sandra Dudley, University of Leicester