Part 4: Staves, spears and harpoons

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See here for introduction to Pitt-Rivers series.

In the 1877 catalogue of the Pitt-Rivers' displays at Bethnal Green Museum are listed a number of series of objects on display. As visitors were expected to use the catalogue as a display aide it can be assumed that the order of objects must match the objects position within the series. See the catalogue for the full catalogue description of the object and the Databases section of this website to find out what information is now available about the same object (search using the accession number).

It is interesting to note that the items do not appear always in the plates illustrating the catalogue in the same order that they appear textually. This may have been for practical reasons or may reflect some changes in relative position temporally?

The items that say 'Not in founding collection' indicate items that have not been accessioned yet into the founding collection. Between 1998 when the first Leverhulme Trust funded Pitt Rivers project ended and March 2011 a number of objects which had previously been unmatchable from the catalogue have now been found unentered in the Museum or its stores and details can now be matched. It is to be supposed that most of the other items marked 'not in founding collection' will also eventually be found and accessioned into the Pitt Rivers Museum as part of the founding collection.

Screen 18 Staves

569 Staff Dinka 1884.13.1
570 Staff Sudan  1884.13.2
571 Staff Egypt  1884.13.16
572  1884.13.15
573 Staff Egypt  1884.13.17
574 Staff SE Africa  1884.13.10
575 Staff South Africa  1884.13.8
576 Staff South Africa  1884.13.9
577 Staff Central Africa  1884.13.3
578 Staff Marquesas  1884.13.35
579 Staff Society Islands  1884.13.34
580 Staff New Zealand  1884.13.27
580a New Zealand  1884.13.28
581 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.19
582 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.20
583 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.21
584 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.24
585 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.22
586 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.23
587 Staff Ceylon  1884.13.25

Spears, javelins and arrows

Screen 19 Spears Wooden spears from different localities

588 Australia 1884.19.1
589 Australia  1884.19.2
590 Australia  1884.19.4
591 Australia  1884.19.5
592 Australia  1884.13.31
593 Australia  1884.13.32
594 Australia  1884.19.3
595 Australia  1884.19.102
596 Australia  1884.19.10 Figure 77 on first illustration
597 Australia  1884.19.7 Figure 74 on first illustration
598 Australia  1884.19.11 Figure 76 on first illustration
599 Australia  1884.19.12 
600 Australia  1884.19.36 Figure 79 on first illustration
601 Australia  1884.19.38
602 Australia  1884.19.22
602a Australia  1884.19.17 Figure 78 on first illustration
603 Australia  1884.19.39
604 Australia  1884.19.18
605 Australia  1884.19.21
606 ?Australia  1884.19.287
607 ?Australia  1884.19.101
608 ?Australia  1884.19.100
609 ?Australia  1884.19.99
610 ?Australia  1884.19.86
611 ?Australia  1884.19.87
612 ?Fiji  1884.19.72 Figure 80 on first illustration
613 ?Fiji  1884.19.74
614 ?Fiji  1884.19.77
615 ?Fiji  1884.19.75
616 ?Fiji  1884.19.76
617 ?Fiji  1884.19.78
618 ?Fiji  1884.13.47
619 ?Fiji  1884.19.79
620 ?Fiji  1884.19.85
621 ?Fiji  1884.19.83
622 ?Fiji  1884.19.82
623 ?Fiji  1884.19.80
623a Fiji  1884.19.84
623b Fiji  1884.19.81
623c Fiji Not in founding collection
624  1884.19.99
625 Fiji or Tonga  1884.19.73
626 New Guinea  1884.19.50
627 New Guinea  1884.19.53
628 New Guinea  1884.19.42
629 New Guinea  1884.19.43
629a New Hebrides  1884.19.51
629b New Guinea   1884.19.52
629c New Hebrides  1884.19.291
630 New Guinea  1884.19.65
631 New Guinea  1884.19.67
632 New Guinea  1884.19.66
632a New Guinea  1884.19.60
633 New Guinea  1884.19.68
634 New Guinea  1884.19.40
635 New Guinea  1884.19.41
636 New Guinea  1884.19.62
637 New Guinea  1884.19.61
638 New Guinea  1884.19.34
639 New Guinea  1884.19.35
640 Solomons  Not in founding collection
641 Solomons  1884.19.45
642 Solomons  1884.19.48
643 Solomons  1884.19.49
644 New Caledonia  1884.19.70
645 New Caledonia  1884.19.71
646 New Caledonia  1884.19.69
647 Brazil  1884.19.212
648 Brazil  1884.19.213
649 Ecuador  1884.19.210
650 Ecuador 1884.19.211

Screen 20 South Wall

651 Mangaia  1884.19.88
652 Mangaia  1884.19.89
653 Mangaia  1884.19.93
654 Mangaia  1884.19.95
655 Mangaia  1884.19.94
656 Mangaia  1884.19.96
657 Mangaia  1884.19.97
658  1884.19.90
659  1884.19.91 
660  1884.19.92

Pier Case 21 (return to the row of Pier Cases commencing at the East End) Arrows Australian and Papuan

661 Australia  1884.19.8-9
662 Solomons Not in founding collection
663 Solomons Not in founding collection
664 Solomons Not in founding collection
665 New Guinea ?1884.118.71
666 Not in founding collection
667 Not in founding collection
668 New Hebrides Not in founding collection

Pier case 22 Bows and Arrows, Solomon Isles, New Hebrides and Torres Straits

669 Arrows Torres Straits  Not in founding collection
670 Arrows New Guinea and New Hebrides  Not in founding collection
671 Bow and arrows Solomons  1884.15.5
672 Bow and arrows Sandwich Isles  1884.15.66
673 Arrows Solomons  Not in founding collection
674 Solomons  Not in founding collection
675 Bow New Guinea  Not in founding collection
676 Quiver and arrows New Hebrides Not in founding collection

Pier case 23 Long arrows, New Guinea and Demerara

677 Arrows New Guinea  Not in founding collection Figure 82 on first illustration
678 Arrows Demerara Not in founding collection

Pier case 24 South American arrows

679 Bow Conibo  1884.15.46
680 Arrows Conibo 1884.15.46 Figure 82 on first illustration

Pier case 25 Arrows North America

681 1884.140.902
682  Not in founding collection
683  Not in founding collection
684 1884.140.901
685  Not in founding collection Figure 75 on first illustration
686 Harpoon 1884.20.7

Pier case 26 Arrows Africa

687  Not in founding collection
688 1884.140.819
689 1884.140.830 Figure 83 on first illustration
690  Not in founding collection
691  Not in founding collection
692  Not in founding collection
693  Not in founding collection
694  Not in founding collection
695  Not in founding collection
696  Not in founding collection
697 1884.140.1006

Pier case 27 Indian Arrows

698 1884.140.900
699  Not in founding collection
700   1884.15.125

Pier case 28 Arrows Indian and Persian

701 1884.140.897
702 Not in founding collection
703 Not in founding collection
704 1884.140.898
705 1884.140.899
706 Not in founding collection
707 Not in founding collection
708 Not in founding collection
709 Not in founding collection

Pier case 29 Arrows Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Malay

710 Not in founding collection
711 Not in founding collection
712 Not in founding collection
713 Not in founding collection
714 Not in founding collection
715 Not in founding collection
716 Not in founding collection
717 Not in founding collection
718 Not in founding collection
719 Not in founding collection
720 Not in founding collection
721 1884.140.1014
722 1884.140.1010
723 Not in founding collection

(Return to line of screens) Screen 30 African Iron-headed spears

724 Sudan  1884.19.156
725 Central Africa  1884.19.159
726 Hausa  1884.19.146
727 Gabon  1884.19.126
728 Gabon  1884.19.106
729 Gabon  1884.19.104
730 Gabon  1884.19.103
731 Gabon  1884.19.115
732 Gabon  1884.19.111
733 Gabon  1884.19.105
734 Gabon  1884.19.109
735 Gabon  1884.19.107
736 Gabon  1884.19.108
737 Gabon  1884.19.110
738 Gabon  1884.19.112
739 Gabon  1884.19.116
740 Gabon  1884.19.122
741 Gabon  1884.19.124
742 Gabon  1884.19.117
743 Gabon  1884.19.120
744 Gabon  1884.19.121
745 Gabon  1884.19.119
746 Gabon  1884.19.118
747 Gabon  1884.19.125
748 Gabon  1884.19.127
749 Gabon  1884.19.128
750 Gabon  1884.19.131
751 Gabon  1884.19.129
752 Gabon  1884.19.130
753 Gabon  1884.19.132
754 Gabon  1884.19.135
755 Gabon  1884.19.134
756 Gabon  1884.19.133
757 Gabon  1884.19.136
758 Gabon  1884.19.137
759 West Africa  1884.19.140
760 Ethiopia  1884.19.168
761 Ethiopia  1884.19.169
762 Azande  1884.19.157
763  1884.19.147
764 Nubia  1884.19.162
765 Nubia  1884.19.163
766 Nubia  1884.19.164
767 Nubia  1884.19.166
768 Zanzibar  1884.19.170
769 Zanzibar  1884.19.171
770 Zanzibar  1884.19.173
771 Zanzibar  1884.19.172
772 East Africa  1884.19.113
773 Central Africa  1884.19.141
774 South Africa  1884.19.174
775 South Africa  1884.19.175
776 South Africa  1884.19.182
777 South Africa  1884.19.178
778 South Africa  1884.19.185
779 South Africa  1884.19.183
780 South Africa  1884.19.177
781 South Africa  1884.19.181
782 South Africa  1884.19.176
783 South Africa  1884.19.188
784 South Africa  1884.19.187
785 South Africa  1884.19.189
786 South Africa  1884.19.190
786a  1884.19.192
787 West Africa  1884.19.191
788  1884.19.194
788a West Africa  1884.19.142
789 European  1884.20.57

Screen 31 South Wall

790 Hausa 1884.19.144
791 Hausa 1884.19.145
792 Hausa 1884.19.148
793 Hausa 1884.19.149
794 Hausa 1884.19.150
795 Hausa 1884.19.151
796 Hausa 1884.19.152
797 Hausa 1884.19.153
798 Hausa 1884.19.154
799 Hausa 1884.19.155

Screen 31 South Wall Spears with spud ends

800 West Africa  1884.19.204  Figure 88 on second illustration
801 West Africa  1884.19.208 Figure 88 on second illustration
802 ?East Africa  1884.19.200 1884.19.25 Figure 88 on second illustration
803 ?East Africa   1884.19.201 Figure 88 on second illustration
804  1884.19.202 Figure 88 on second illustration
805 Central Africa?  1884.19.199 Figure 88 on second illustration
806 Central Africa?  1884.19.196 Figure 88 on second illustration
807 Central Africa?  1884.19.197 Figure 88 on second illustration
808 Central Africa?  1884.19.198 Figure 88 on second illustration
809 Central Africa?  1884.19.207 Figure 88 on second illustration
810  1884.19.205  1884.19.206 Figure 88 on second illustration
811 Hoe  1884.9.10 Figure 88 on second illustration
811a Australia  1884.19.203 Figure 88 on second illustration

Screen 31 South Wall Asiatic spears

812 India  1884.19.215
813 India  1884.19.216
814 India  1884.19.218
815 ?Chinese  1884.19.242
816 Java  1884.19.235
817 Java  1884.19.234
818 ?Java  1884.19.236
820 ?Malay  1884.19.238
821 Assam  1884.19.224
822 Assam  1884.19.223
823 Assam  1884.19.228
824 Naga  1884.19.225
825 Naga  1884.19.226
826 Naga  1884.19.227
827 Naga  1884.19.229
828 Naga  1884.19.230
829 Naga  1884.19.231
830 Naga  1884.19.232
831 Assam  1884.19.222
832  1884.19.221
833 Persian   Not in founding collection
834 Japan  1884.19.243 Figures 86 and 87 on second illustration
835 Japan  1884.19.244 Figures 86 and 87 on second illustration
836 Japan  1884.19.245 Figures 86 and 87 on second illustration
837  Not in founding collection
838 India  1884.19.219
839 India  1884.19.220

Screen 32 Spears with two or more points or prongs

840 Australia  1884.19.275
841 Australia  1884.19.276
842 Australia  1884.19.278
843 Australia  1884.19.277
844 Australia  1884.19.279
845 ?Australia  1884.19.285
846 ?Australia  1884.19.288
847 ?Australia  1884.19.286
848 Solomons  1884.19.282
849 Marquesas  1884.19.283
850 Marquesas  1884.19.284
851 NW Coast America  1884.19.292
852 North America  1884.19.295
853 Fiji  1884.19.280 Figure 90 on second illustration
854 Fiji  1884.19.281
855 South America  Not in founding collection
856 South America  1884.19.328
857 Inuit  1884.19.294
858 NW Coast America  1884.19.330
859 Inuit  Not in founding collection
860 Inuit  1884.19.329
861 Inuit  1884.19.293
862 Africa  1884.19.296
863 Africa  1884.19.297
864 China  1884.19.298

Screen 32 Harpoons

865 Fiji  Not in founding collection
866 Inuit  1884.20.9 Figure 92 on second illustration
867 Inuit  1884.20.10
868 Inuit  1884.20.14
869 Spear  1884.20.5
870 Inuit  1884.20.6
871 Inuit  1884.20.13
872 Inuit  1884.20.8
873 Inuit  1884.20.21 Figure 91 on second illustration
874 Inuit  1884.20.12 Figure 94 on second illustration
875 Model Inuit  1884.20.17
876 Inuit  1884.20.18
877 Inuit  1884.20.19
878 Inuit  1884.20.20 Figure 93 on second illustration
879 Aleut  1884.20.16
880 Aleut  1884.20.15
881 Inuit model  1884.20.22
882 Arrow Guiana  1884.20.53  Figure 84 on second illustration
883 Arrow South America  1884.20.54
884 Tierra del Fuego  1884.20.3
885 Gabon  1884.20.33
886 European 1884.20.56  Figure 95 on second illustration

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Figure 81, first illustration, appear to be missing from catalogue. Figure 89 second illustration is from the Louvre Museum, an Egyptian spear with bronze spud.

AP, First Leverhulme Trust funded Pitt-Rivers project 1995-8 and March 2011