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Lebiba Džeko, orientalist and ethnologist
Lebiba Džeko is an orientalist by formal education, but for many years she has been working as an ethnologist, and the head of the ethnological department of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the title of museum advisor.
- Name of Field in the local language
- Etnologija i orijentalistika
- Area of Expertise
- Ethnology, crafts, folk customs and traditions
- Scientists / Scientific team
- Lebiba Džeko
- Location, Institution, Website
- National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zmaja od Bosne 3, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Link to website
- Contact
- etnologija@zemaljskimuzej.ba , +387 33 668027
- Type of Institution
- Cultural institution - Museum
- Years of Active working in the Field
- 28
- Collaborators or Successors
- Samir Avdić, Ernis Šljivo
- 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 (Master's degree), 2007; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo
- Most impactful project
- 'Under the sky of clear faith - Islam and Europe in the experience of Bosnia' (exhibition); City furniture and material heritage, traditions of the Sarajevo region (research, exhibitions); Pottery of the Liješevo region and Visoko; The relationship between Islamic endowments (vaquf) and crafts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Awards, certifications, or scientific recognition
- Head of the Ethnological Department of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Museum advisor; Court expert for assessment of damage to cultural and historical heritage in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Member of ICOM BiH
