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Jela Duvnjak, ethnologist and cultural anthropologist

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Jela Duvnjak is one of two academically educated ethnologists in the large area of southwestern Bosnia, which covers an area of several thousand km² along the border with the Republic of Croatia where different cultural-historical lines of oriental and Mediterranean origin intertwine.

Name of Field in the local language
Etnologija, kulturalna antropologija i historija kulture
Area of Expertise
National costumes and decorations, housing, traditional food
Scientists / Scientific team
Jela Duvnjak
Location, Institution, Website
Franciscan Museum and Gallery Gorica, Gorička cesta bb, Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina Link to website
Contact
+387 65 428 685, duvnjak.jela@gmail.com
Type of Institution
Cultural institution - Museum
Years of Active working in the Field
25

Laboratory and research space
Office space, archives, libraries, online repositories, other digital scientific research catalogues and adjacent academic platforms, fieldwork
Materials and equipment
Computer, audio and video recorders
Research Methods / Processes
Interviews with tellers (common people), recording of video and photo material, study of archival material and documentation and research and use of literature (primary and secondary sources).
Education of the Scientist
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb

Most impactful project
Permanent ethnological exhibition of the Franciscan Museum and Gallery Gorica, Livno, 2016.; 'Livno - the city of cheese and honey' project on traditional, artisanal, autochthonous production of Bosnian types of fat cheese, 2022.; 'Wool - an exhibition of traditional items and wool processing procedures' (with colleagues from the Ethnographic Museum in Split), 2021-2022.

Awards, certifications, or scientific recognition
Croatian Ethnological Society