Discovering past arts influences national and regional identity formation.

Evidence

The discovery of the art of Ife is a textbook example of a widespread cultural and political phenomenon: that as we discover our past, so we discover ourselves – and more. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 997

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 997
• XREF: connects to: Cultural reverence in a provincial city can anchor its inhabitants identity — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 196; Medieval identity formed through ethnogenesis rather than national statehood — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 86; Recovering local history through research and museums strengthens village identity and cohesion. — Emil Sandström and Ann-Kristin Ekman and Karl-Johan Lindholm, Commoning in the periphery – The role…, 57 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Medieval identity formed through ethnogenesis rather than national statehood #complicates (0.50) — Sophia Rose Arjana, Muslims in the Western Imagination, 86