Each class has been identified by decade of acquisition (by searching for 188, 189 etc in the Accession Number field). This time however each class is examined by continent and by decade, firstly the results are given for all continents together in a bar chart, then in a pie-chart for each continent separately both for each class in turn.
- Table of Contents
- Compare different Continents Statistics
- Introduction to comparative continental statistics
- Compare Colonial Status
- Colonial Status Part 1
- Colonial Status Part 2
- Colonial Status Part 3
- Compare Size of Collections
- Classes comparison
- Classes & Continents
- Classes & Decades Part 1
- Classes & Decades Part 2
- Continents, classes, decades Part 2
- Continents, classes, decades Part 3
- Continents, classes, decades Comparison Part 1
- Continents, classes, decades Comparison Part 2
- Decades, continents, geographical spread
- Archaeological & Ethnographic comparison per continent
- Continent / Decade Snapshots
- Archaeological & Ethnographic artefacts by continent and British colonial affiliation
- Archaeological & Ethnographic comparison per continent
- Continent / Tools and weapons comparison
Classes by decade and continent
Part 1 - A-F
Agriculture




Agriculture |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
10 |
5 |
38 |
2 |
29 |
3 |
1890s |
10 |
4 |
57 |
1 |
64 |
4 |
1900s |
31 |
5 |
51 |
1 |
90 |
23 |
1910s |
55 |
7 |
26 |
0 |
114 |
7 |
1920s |
73 |
4 |
199 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
1930s |
111 |
5 |
144 |
0 |
41 |
19 |
1940 - 1945 |
55 |
41 |
21 |
2 |
25 |
2 |
Animalia




Animalia |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
12 |
31 |
24 |
21 |
106 |
3 |
1890s |
20 |
8 |
41 |
11 |
49 |
23 |
1900s |
45 |
46 |
45 |
11 |
71 |
56 |
1910s |
345 |
19 |
9 |
112 |
366 |
141 |
1920s |
125 |
34 |
84 |
0 |
132 |
95 |
1930s |
92 |
25 |
21 |
10 |
111 |
253 |
1940 - 1945 |
435 |
43 |
7 |
2 |
27 |
49 |
Animal Gear





Animal Gear |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
41 |
62 |
40 |
0 |
155 |
0 |
1890s |
10 |
8 |
95 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
1900s |
46 |
23 |
45 |
0 |
56 |
1 |
1910s |
48 |
12 |
59 |
0 |
87 |
0 |
1920s |
33 |
12 |
30 |
0 |
134 |
9 |
1930s |
73 |
6 |
26 |
2 |
37 |
6 |
1940 - 1945 |
64 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
Bags



Bags |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
31 |
114 |
79 |
9 |
7 |
17 |
1890s |
44 |
16 |
87 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
1900s |
32 |
28 |
105 |
41 |
12 |
91 |
1910s |
86 |
68 |
28 |
5 |
29 |
10 |
1920s |
62 |
37 |
60 |
0 |
4 |
42 |
1930s |
45 |
41 |
197 |
1 |
99 |
72 |
1940 - 1945 |
43 |
11 |
27 |
0 |
23 |
18 |
Basketry


Barkcloth |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
1 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
149 |
1890s |
9 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
1900s |
15 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
1910s |
13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
1920s |
27 |
6 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
1930s |
31 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
133 |
1940 - 1945 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
Basketry






Basketry |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
83 |
184 |
179 |
194 |
8 |
79 |
1890s |
55 |
47 |
121 |
6 |
14 |
77 |
1900s |
109 |
44 |
334 |
27 |
36 |
70 |
1910s |
156 |
45 |
40 |
22 |
17 |
49 |
1920s |
108 |
52 |
545 |
1 |
5 |
124 |
1930s |
438 |
93 |
134 |
5 |
2 |
175 |
1940 - 1945 |
346 |
79 |
28 |
0 |
9 |
124 |
Body Art



Body Art |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
8 |
42 |
24 |
1 |
5 |
27 |
1890s |
6 |
4 |
78 |
5 |
10 |
12 |
1900s |
7 |
53 |
146 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
1910s |
158 |
17 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
1920s |
47 |
26 |
313 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
1930s |
87 |
2 |
52 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
1940 - 1945 |
22 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
Box




Boxes |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
50 |
21 |
250 |
0 |
76 |
22 |
1890s |
14 |
19 |
339 |
0 |
20 |
19 |
1900s |
50 |
4 |
145 |
3 |
32 |
26 |
1910s |
98 |
10 |
189 |
0 |
75 |
2 |
1920s |
50 |
6 |
225 |
0 |
84 |
37 |
1930s |
225 |
11 |
509 |
0 |
696 |
12 |
1940 - 1945 |
527 |
5 |
326 |
0 |
497 |
4 |
Carving
Carving |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
1890s |
20 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1900s |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1910s |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1920s |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1930s |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
22 |
1940 - 1945 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
There are no very significant carving collections so we have not done any pie charts
Ceremonial objects




Ceremonial |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
23 |
45 |
190 |
17 |
62 |
109 |
1890s |
12 |
47 |
137 |
41 |
21 |
21 |
1900s |
20 |
10 |
103 |
72 |
21 |
28 |
1910s |
147 |
52 |
99 |
30 |
20 |
25 |
1920s |
152 |
26 |
163 |
26 |
7 |
46 |
1930s |
252 |
132 |
124 |
18 |
25 |
108 |
1940 - 1945 |
196 |
15 |
71 |
3 |
30 |
22 |
Children



Children |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
11 |
44 |
59 |
3 |
48 |
12 |
1890s |
11 |
15 |
115 |
2 |
25 |
9 |
1900s |
28 |
13 |
209 |
5 |
27 |
35 |
1910s |
60 |
18 |
71 |
3 |
39 |
10 |
1920s |
46 |
14 |
126 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
1930s |
66 |
52 |
25 |
0 |
16 |
85 |
1940 - 1945 |
144 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
Clothing






Clothing |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
93 |
199 |
299 |
21 |
237 |
137 |
1890s |
38 |
59 |
511 |
23 |
151 |
107 |
1900s |
144 |
105 |
360 |
37 |
125 |
109 |
1910s |
170 |
71 |
138 |
4 |
105 |
47 |
1920s |
111 |
211 |
1211 |
9 |
30 |
108 |
1930s |
257 |
114 |
322 |
2 |
87 |
272 |
1940 - 1945 |
370 |
69 |
217 |
0 |
233 |
39 |
Commemoration


Commemo-ration |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
1 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1890s |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1900s |
1 |
0 |
57 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
1910s |
6 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1920s |
6 |
3 |
83 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1930s |
11 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
1940 - 1945 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Cordage


Cordage |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
134 |
96 |
130 |
28 |
29 |
150 |
1890s |
34 |
14 |
34 |
25 |
12 |
9 |
1900s |
21 |
19 |
20 |
33 |
9 |
18 |
1910s |
27 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
1920s |
46 |
29 |
32 |
7 |
4 |
28 |
1930s |
50 |
25 |
60 |
1 |
11 |
34 |
1940 - 1945 |
19 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Currency






Currency |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
31 |
5 |
288 |
1 |
38 |
13 |
1890s |
93 |
234 |
380 |
0 |
131 |
20 |
1900s |
53 |
16 |
65 |
0 |
10 |
26 |
1910s |
66 |
33 |
123 |
0 |
89 |
15 |
1920s |
145 |
106 |
726 |
0 |
370 |
86 |
1930s |
255 |
4 |
57 |
0 |
26 |
221 |
1940 - 1945 |
270 |
5 |
70 |
0 |
43 |
35 |
Dance





Dance |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
7 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
36 |
1890s |
3 |
18 |
91 |
13 |
9 |
25 |
1900s |
27 |
15 |
42 |
12 |
5 |
28 |
1910s |
70 |
41 |
17 |
6 |
4 |
13 |
1920s |
40 |
60 |
89 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
1930s |
75 |
11 |
62 |
1 |
5 |
117 |
1940 - 1945 |
75 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
122 |
Death




Death |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
72 |
665 |
87 |
3 |
74 |
26 |
1890s |
105 |
82 |
84 |
15 |
64 |
33 |
1900s |
647 |
146 |
45 |
18 |
40 |
44 |
1910s |
525 |
428 |
105 |
20 |
71 |
23 |
1920s |
280 |
280 |
354 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
1930s |
53 |
163 |
51 |
2 |
17 |
32 |
1940 - 1945 |
84 |
40 |
11 |
0 |
47 |
5 |
Dwelling



Dwelling |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
1 |
11 |
9 |
1 |
55 |
8 |
1890s |
1 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
1900s |
22 |
23 |
45 |
0 |
20 |
7 |
1910s |
3 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1920s |
10 |
5 |
157 |
0 |
12 |
17 |
1930s |
7 |
11 |
46 |
0 |
17 |
39 |
1940 - 1945 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
4 |
Fans

Fans |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
6 |
4 |
32 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
1890s |
7 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
1900s |
16 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
1910s |
23 |
1 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
1920s |
13 |
5 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
1930s |
22 |
5 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
1940 - 1945 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
Figures






Figures |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
215 |
387 |
693 |
20 |
405 |
210 |
1890s |
49 |
75 |
568 |
2 |
108 |
115 |
1900s |
219 |
142 |
395 |
25 |
74 |
119 |
1910s |
286 |
617 |
324 |
1 |
138 |
69 |
1920s |
421 |
431 |
583 |
1 |
159 |
124 |
1930s |
837 |
295 |
379 |
2 |
229 |
236 |
1940 - 1945 |
370 |
127 |
196 |
0 |
78 |
20 |
Fire



Fire |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
12 |
21 |
79 |
3 |
66 |
8 |
1890s |
7 |
21 |
101 |
8 |
34 |
14 |
1900s |
10 |
20 |
55 |
7 |
27 |
5 |
1910s |
12 |
12 |
59 |
11 |
87 |
43 |
1920s |
47 |
17 |
172 |
3 |
7 |
40 |
1930s |
107 |
44 |
470 |
43 |
1103 |
65 |
1940 - 1945 |
22 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
Fishing



Fishing |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
14 |
193 |
183 |
178 |
126 |
117 |
1890s |
2 |
29 |
18 |
12 |
48 |
133 |
1900s |
31 |
68 |
54 |
17 |
56 |
83 |
1910s |
17 |
62 |
9 |
2 |
22 |
222 |
1920s |
26 |
74 |
105 |
0 |
20 |
242 |
1930s |
30 |
24 |
57 |
1 |
12 |
203 |
1940 - 1945 |
129 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
19 |
8 |
Food





Food |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
78 |
108 |
254 |
12 |
147 |
83 |
1890s |
57 |
125 |
322 |
12 |
88 |
78 |
1900s |
255 |
104 |
245 |
20 |
89 |
127 |
1910s |
150 |
110 |
70 |
2 |
192 |
109 |
1920s |
217 |
77 |
342 |
2 |
38 |
129 |
1930s |
406 |
132 |
122 |
4 |
69 |
170 |
1940 - 1945 |
197 |
19 |
81 |
3 |
78 |
42 |
Furniture



Furniture |
Africa |
Americas |
Asia |
Australia |
Europe |
Oceania |
1880s |
45 |
16 |
49 |
0 |
14 |
23 |
1890s |
30 |
6 |
32 |
0 |
4 |
34 |
1900s |
37 |
9 |
48 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
1910s |
38 |
5 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1920s |
71 |
16 |
49 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
1930s |
114 |
19 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
1940 - 1945 |
213 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
7 |