Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
There were seashells everywhere. The room was furnished with couches and chairs with a seashell pattern on the upholstery.There were lamps with shades covered with shells. Sculptures made of shells and books about seashells sat on the tables. Family photos in seashell- encrusted frames lined the shelves. A curio cabinet was filled with more shells. I was visiting the home of a new acquaintance. She collects seashells. A extra room in her home was dedicated to shells. There were shells from all over the world everywhere in that room. Even the firm card she gave me was decorated with a photo of a large shell.
Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
People have a natural tendency to regain things. Seashells may not be their passion but either its coins, stamps, postcards, spoons, or more bizarre things like teabags, chocolate bar wrappers or traffic signs we human beings seem inclined to be collectors. Dr. Steve Anderson, a neurologist at the University of Iowa says our need to regain may harken back to an earlier point in our evolution, since many animals hoard things, especially food.
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Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
According to Susan Pearce, author of the book Interpreting Objects and Collections one in three North Americans collects something. There are many different kinds of collections and collectors.
Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
Some collections are souvenirs or mementos of a place. I once visited the home of a integrate who regain masks every time they travel. One wall of their dining room is covered with original painted masks from South Africa, Egypt, Vietnam, the Philippines and dozens of other places. When they are on a trip they never have to stop and think about what to buy as a souvenir. They just look for a mask to add to their collection.
Some collections are gifts. I know a man who gives his mom a china plate every Mother's Day with a message or saying about mothers on it. He hunts through aged market and curio shops, often for weeks, until he finds a plate and a found that he hasn't already purchased. His mom has more than twenty such plates in her collection.
Some collections are of practical use. I have friends who are world travelers and regain Starbucks Coffee mugs from every place they visit. There are Starbucks franchises in more than forty countries. Our friends don't have forty different mugs but assuredly adequate for a fairly large group of coffee drinking guests.
The desire to learn new things can also be the impetus behind a collection. I know person who collects soldiery artifacts from the World Wars. He has uniforms, machinery, vehicles, sheet music, maps, books, flags and photographs. His variety has helped him learn a great deal about soldiery history.
Some citizen regain things because of their monetary value. I used to work with a woman who collected Barbie Dolls. She assured me someday she would sell her variety and make a mint of money.
Susan Pearce says there are some collections which she terms 'magic'. There is no rhyme or guess for collecting them but they have a inescapable motion or attraction for the collector. I dream this might apply to a variety of snow globes or a large variety of Superman memorabilia.
Collections can remind us of inescapable experiences and foremost citizen in our lives. They can help us learn new things. They can be practical or magical. If you're not a accumulator you might want to think about becoming one. Collections can enrich our lives.
Collections - Why Do people fetch Things?
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