The most remarkable things in the following table are the very large number of currency-related objects in the second collection, the greater proportion of ornaments and beads in that collection, the far fewer Pottery-related items and tools from the UK in the second collection.

 

Founding collection number of objects

Second collection number of objects

Agriculture

2

28

Animalia

130

21

Animal Gear

100

71

Bags

1

3

Basketry

0

6

Body Art

0

15

Boxes

26

24

Carvings

3

5

Ceremonial items

13

2

Children-related

1

0

Clothing

40

38

Commemorative

2

1

Cordage

6

0

Currency

15

777

Dance-related

6

0

Death-related

193

43

Dwelling including furniture

84

72

Fans

1

0

Figures

58

139

Fire-related

36

15

Firearms (figures also included in weapon)

51

18

Fishing-related

18

0

Food-related

70

229

Geological specimens

70

43

Hunting-related

5

10

Insignia items

6

29

Lighting

11

56

Locks

16

96

Measurement-related

8

26

Medicine

0

1

Metallurgy

13

22

Models

36

4

Music instruments

14

41

Narcotic-related

28

67

Navigation-related

17

6

Ornaments& Beads

194

401

Physical Anthropology

359

5

Pictures

38

73

Plant specimens

78

0

Pottery

3401

908

Punishment and Torture

5

4

Religious items

118

42

Reproductions

30

29

Scientific Apparatus

0

2

Specimens

189

62

Sport-related

1

0

Status items

76

6

Technique-related

18

0

Textiles

111

76

Time-related

2

8

Toilet articles

34

31

Definite Tools

2040

609

Toys & Games

34

18

Trade-related

15

1

Transport-related

7

11

Vessels

558

848

Definite Weapons

259

331

Weapons or tools

699

259

Writing-related

36

34

 

Note: there are no items defined as Barkcloth, Headhunting, Marriage, Masks or Theatre in either collection provenanced to the UK.

Note also that this table excludes the Republic of Ireland which has otherwise been lumped with the UK figures for historical reasons

 

AP, May 2010

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