Philippine Reservation exhibit
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The Philippine Reservation exhibit was a large, human ethnographic display at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair that showcased colonized Filipino peoples and cultures to justify U.S. imperial rule.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
colonial exhibition
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human ethnographic display → living human display → world’s fair exhibit → |
| area |
approximately 47 acres
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| country |
United States
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| criticizedFor |
dehumanization of Filipinos
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human zoos-like practices → imperialist propaganda → racism → |
| curator |
Dean C. Worcester
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Truman Hunt → |
| endTime |
1904
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| exhibitedEthnicGroup |
Bontoc people
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Christian lowland Filipinos → Filipino people → Ifugao people → Igorot people → Moro people → Negrito groups → Tagalog people → Visayan people → |
| hasComponent |
agricultural and industrial displays
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demonstrations of everyday life → military and governmental buildings → performances of dances and rituals → reconstructed Filipino villages → religious and mission exhibits → schools and educational displays → simulated tribal villages → |
| hasPurpose |
to demonstrate supposed U.S. “civilizing mission”
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to justify U.S. imperial rule in the Philippines → to promote U.S. colonial policy in the Philippines → to showcase colonized Filipino peoples and cultures → |
| hasTheme |
civilization versus savagery
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modernity versus primitiveness → |
| historicalPeriod |
American colonial period in the Philippines
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| influenced |
U.S. public perceptions of the Philippines
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subsequent colonial and ethnographic exhibitions → |
| languageOfDisplay |
English
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| locatedIn |
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED → |
| numberOfPeopleDisplayed |
over 1000 Filipinos
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| organizer |
Bureau of Insular Affairs
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Philippine Commission → United States colonial government in the Philippines → |
| partOf |
U.S. colonial administration’s propaganda efforts
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| partOfEvent |
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
NERFINISHED
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| startTime |
1904
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| usedFor |
displaying supposed stages of cultural evolution
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racial classification of Filipinos → reinforcing racial hierarchies → supporting arguments for continued U.S. occupation of the Philippines → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition
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included |