Research & Metadata
Research Value
This collection offers significant value for researchers in multiple fields:
- Art History: Documents the evolution of commercial graphic design in Indonesia
- Colonial Studies: Reveals visual representations of power relationships in commercial contexts
- Cultural Studies: Shows the transformation of cultural identity through everyday objects
- Economic History: Illustrates the commodification of Indonesian resources during and after colonization
By making these ephemeral materials accessible and adequately contextualized, the collection contributes to a more nuanced understanding of Indonesia's colonial past and post-colonial development.
Metadata Approach
This digital collection employs a carefully designed metadata schema that:
- Preserves original Indonesian nomenclature while providing standardized access points
- Balances comprehensive documentation with practical usability
- Organizes information into logical groups: identification, physical attributes, and contextual information
- Maintains original provenance information while enriching entries with controlled vocabularies
- Captures uniquely Indonesian concepts that lack direct Western equivalents
Following the FAIR and CARE Framework
Resource Template
The following table outlines the comprehensive metadata schema used for cataloging items in the "Coffee, Cigar & Tea: The Ephemera Reclamation of Dutch East Indies Trade Goods" digital collection.
| Original Label | Namespace | Data Types/Vocabularies | Alternate Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identification | |||
| Title | dcterms:title | Text | |
| Creator | dcterms:creator | Text | |
| Contributor | dcterms:contributor | Text | |
| Publisher | dcterms:publisher | Text | |
| Identifier | dcterms:identifier | Text | |
| Description | |||
| shortDescription | bibo:shortDescription | Text | Brief Description |
| Description | dcterms:description | Text | Physical Description |
| Physical Attributes | |||
| Extent | dcterms:extent | Text | Measurement |
| Medium | dcterms:medium |
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| has technique | vra:hasTechnique |
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Technique |
| Geographic & Temporal Context | |||
| Coverage | dcterms:coverage |
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Place of Origin |
| Date | dcterms:date | Text | |
| Language | dcterms:language |
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Language of origin |
| Classification | |||
| Type | dcterms:type |
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Object Type |
| Category | curation:category |
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Categories |
| Subject | curation:subject |
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| Administrative | |||
| Rights | dcterms:rights | RightsStatements.org: Standardized rights statements for online cultural heritage | Right Statements |
| Source | dcterms:source | Text | Source/URL |
| Date Submitted | dcterms:dateSubmitted | Text | |
| Collection | curation:collection | Text | |
This metadata structure uses standardized controlled vocabularies from trusted authorities including the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT), Cultural Objects Name Authority (CONA), Library of Congress (LC) standards, and RightsStatements.org to ensure consistent description while maintaining cultural context.
Metadata example below
- Title
- Semar Trademark Tea Label
- Teh Label Cap Semar (assigned by Grafis Nusantara) (Original Language)
- Creator
- Unknown
- Contributor
- Rahmat Jaka
- Publisher
- Grafis Nusantara
- Place of Origin
- Indonesia
- Brief Description
- Cap Semar Tea Package Design" from Indonesia. A 40-gram commercial tea package layout design featuring the Javanese wayang character Semar.
- Physical Description
- A flattened package design layout in pink, green, and black on white paper. It features "TEH" (Tea) at the top and "SEMAR" at the bottom in contrasting colors with a decorative border pattern. The word "Cap," which means trademark, appears in smaller script text. The central illustration depicts Semar, a prominent wayang puppet character, wearing traditional Javanese attire in pink and green. The package indicates a 40-gram net weight.
- Measurement
- 4 x 6.5 cm ( 1.57 x 2.55 inches)
- Subject
- Wayang
- Date
- 1950—1960
- Right Statements
- IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
- Identifier
- 154
- Source/ URL
- https://grafisnusantara.com/archive/teh-cap-semar/
- Object Type
- seal stickers
- Language of origin
- Indonesia
- Collection
- Tea Label
- Media
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