A conference entitled “In the footsteps of Monsieur de Lapérouse, an ethnologist’s view of Vanikoro” presented by Mr. Christian Coiffier, ethnologist at the MNHN will take place at the village hall of Montirat Saint-Christophe on July 9, 2022 at 5:00 pm. Mr. Coiffier was a member of the 2018 expedition.
Christian Coiffier was trained as an architect and anthropologist. He is currently a lecturer at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle de Paris and in charge of the research and teaching department of the musée du quai Branly. He has published over a hundred scientific articles during his career.
Christian Coiffier, here lying on a table, is an anthropologist at the Museum of Man (National Museum of Natural History). The scientist showed the inhabitants of Vanikoro photos of objects collected during previous excavations.
The goal: to know the original names of these objects, sometimes referenced in European museums under the wrong names.
To know more about it: