2023SG02: Ethnographic Material Culture Metadata

Project 2023SG02 metadata following the Material Culture Ethnography Metadata Schema (MCEMS). The spreadsheet, 598.9 KB in size, was created by Palak Babel to aid the preservation and findability of ethnographic research on material culture and living heritage. It was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Cataloging digital ethnographic objects based on the MCEMS schema described
• Facilitating archiving and future re-use of ethnographic research data mentioned in the description
• Improving online findability of data on material culture and cultural practices as per the schema's aim
• Structuring metadata for records of living heritage and different forms of knowledge as outlined

Strengths

• Uses a dedicated metadata schema (MCEMS) developed for ethnographic material culture recording
• File size is 598.9 KB, indicating a structured metadata collection
• Released under the CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 license, specifying clear reuse terms
• Last update timestamp is precise: 2026-05-20 09:57:02

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The description does not specify geographic or temporal coverage for the underlying assets

Provenance

Source

figshare, uploaded by Palak Babel

Collection Method

Metadata compiled for assets uploaded in project 2023SG02, following the MCEMS schema.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 09:57:02