Showing the founding collection at Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums
This table gives a list of the displays outlined in the (partial) catalogue of the Bethnal Green and South Kensington Museums displays published in 1874 and reprinted in 1878. The accession books were drawn up in the 1920s by E.S. Thomas at the Pitt Rivers Museum when the collection was transferred to Oxford. They appear to give the case/screen headers for the displays of founding collection objects at Oxford and these have been matched to the London displays as much as is possible. It is interesting to see how some displays had changed in nomenclature etc between 1874 and 1930.
To find out more about the scientific series, see here.
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Bethnal Green / South Kensington Museum displays [as outlined in the Catalogue] |
Pitt Rivers Museum founding collection displays as outlined by Pitt Rivers accession books* |
Is there still a separate display for this category of object now in PRM? |
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... Human skulls and hair ... |
1884.106. Hair samples & added category 1884.139. Skulls Physical Anthropology |
No |
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Weapons: |
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Defensive armour, shields |
1884.30. Defence Shields |
Yes |
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Body armour |
1884.31. Defence Armour |
Yes |
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Head-dresses and Helmets |
1884.32. Defence Helmets |
[Sort of] |
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Boomerangs |
1884.25. Throwing knives and allied chopping knives, boomerangs |
Yes |
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Bird-headed picks New Caledonia |
- |
No |
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Implements for accelerating flight of the dart, bows, crossbows and quivers |
1884.15. Weapons Bows 1884.16. Weapons Cross-Bows 1884.17. Weapons Quivers |
No |
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Clubs |
1884.12. Weapons Clubs |
Yes |
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Paddles |
1884.55. Paddles |
No |
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Staves |
1884.13. Staves |
No |
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Spears, Javelins and Arrows |
1884.19. Weapons Spears Darts |
Yes |
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Spuds |
- |
No |
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Spears with 2 or more points |
- |
Yes |
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Harpoons |
1884.20. Harpoons |
Yes |
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Blades with ogee section, bellows and ironwork |
1884.34. Ogee blades |
[as part of spears etc] |
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Axe, halberd, glaive etc |
1884.21. Axes & Halberds 1884.22. Glaives |
Yes |
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Blow-pipes |
1884.18. Weapons Blow-guns Darts and Quivers |
Yes |
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Morning stars, flails, holy-water sprinklers |
1884.14. Whips goads etc |
Yes |
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Hand stones and slings |
1884.29. Weapons Slings Lassos and bolas |
Yes |
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Knives, daggers and swords |
1884.24. Swords etc
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Yes |
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Modes of navigation |
1884.54. Modes of Navigation 1884.81. Modes of Navigation Boats etc and accessories |
Yes |
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Representative arts of savage and early races |
?Not clear what this category included but might have been: 1884.62. Design Human Form in Art Development and Degradation 1884.65. Human form in Savage Art 1884.66. Human form in Barbaric Art 1884.67. Human form in Barbaric Art and Civilised Art 1884.68. Animal form in art |
[Sort of] |
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Ornamentation |
It is not clear what this category included: if it was ornamentation of design e.g. loop coil etc then: 1884.61. Design - Development and Degradation of 1884.63. Design (Development of Geometrical) 1884.64. Design Loop coil 1884.69. Art and Painting Fancy Carving |
? |
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Personal ornament |
1884.73. Personal Ornaments Shell Bone 1884.74. Personal Ornaments Teeth and Claws 1884.75. Personal Ornaments Nuts, seeds etc 1884.76. Personal Ornaments Bead-Work of Glass Shell and Beads 1884.77. Personal Ornaments Pendants 1884.78. Personal Ornaments Torques Ring Bracelets 1884.79. Personal ornaments Penannular and Ring Brooches 1884.80. Personal Ornaments Bronze Belt Ornaments Clasps Studs Hooks Buckles: Belt Ornaments 1884.81. Personal Ornaments Silver Clasps etc Bronze Clasps and buckles including plain buckles 1884.82. Personal Ornaments - Metal bangles bracelets anklets 1884.83. Personal Ornament Headdresses 1884.84. Deformation Personal Ornament Nose and Ear |
Yes |
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Pottery and substitutes for pottery |
1884.7. Primitive Food etc Vessels (Substitutes for Pottery) 1884.35. Pottery Primitive and Ancient Hand-moulded 1884.36. Pottery Tools 1884.37. Pottery Ancient Wheel-made 1884.38. Pottery Ancient Cypriot 1884.39. Ancient Cypriot Pottery and Stone Heads and Figurines 1884.40. Pottery Chiefly modern 1884.41. Miscellaneous pottery [NB it is possible that the items of glass, basketry etc listed as not matching a PR South Kensington Museum category might match here as items ‘substituting for pottery’] |
Yes |
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Tools |
1884.33. Tools |
Yes |
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Deities and religious emblems |
1884.58. Religious emblems: Images and Accessories 1884.59. Religious Figures |
Yes |
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Clothing and weaving |
1884.46. Weaving 1884.87. Clothing Fibre skirts hide string etc 1884.88. Clothing N American Indns 1884.89. Clothing India, Ceylon. Costume models. 1884.90. Clothing 1884.91. Hats and Headdresses 1884.92. Shoes etc 1884.93. Fans 1884.94. Umbrellas and Sun shades |
Yes |
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Fire-arms |
1884.27. Firearms 1884.28. Fire Arms Accessories |
Yes |
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Illustrations of modes of hafting stone implements |
- |
No |
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Pre-historic series: |
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Natural forms |
- |
No |
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Simulating artificial forms |
- |
No |
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Illustrations of forgeries and modern fabrications |
- |
No |
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Palaeolithic implements |
1884.122. Stone Implements Palaeolithic Period 1884.124. Upper Palaeolithic Implements |
No |
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Neolithic implements |
1884.123. Neolithic and Mesolithic Madelainean etc 1884.125. Neolithic implements 1884.126. Neolithic celts |
No |
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Bronze implements and iron implements |
1884.119. Implements Copper Bronze 1884.120. Iron Implements 1884.121. Iron Implements Swords Knives Daggers |
No |
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Stone implements of modern savages |
1884.127. ‘Modern’ stone etc implements Hammers Axe heads 1884.128. Modern Stone Implements Mullers etc Pestles Mullers 1884.129. Whetstones (hones) and polishers burnishers Net Weights Modern Stone Implements Pitted pebbles etc 1884.130. Modern Stone etc Implements Sinkers Weights |
No |
Here is a list of the cases or displays or sub-sections identified in the PRM Pitt-Rivers' founding collection accession books that are not matched to Bethnal Green or South Kensington Museum displays:
1884.1. Model Houses etc
1884.2. Locks and Keys
1884.3. Headrests and Stools
1884.4. Cradles and Baby Carriers
1884.5. Spoons
1884.6. Food bowls etc
1884.8. Fire-making
1884.9. Agricultural Implements
1884.10. Domestic Utensils etc for Food Preparation etc
1884.11. Food Quest - Fishing
1884.23. Shark tooth weapons
1884.26. Ceremonial Weapons
1884.42. Ancient Glass
1884.43. Basketry twill and checker
1884.44. Basketry Coil and Wicker work
1884.45. Bark cloth beaters
1884.47. Metal working Tools, implements etc
1884.48. String-work Net-work etc
1884.49. Snow shoes Skates
1884.50. Horse-shoes etc
1884.51. Stirrups Saddles Spurs
1884.52. Riding Horse-bits
1884.53. Horse etc Trappings and Furniture
1884.56. Charms Magic etc.
1884.57. Treatment of Dead
1884.60. Primitive Medicines and Instruments
1884.61. Design - Development and Degradation of [poss matched]
1884.62. Design Human Form in Art Development and Degradation [poss matched]
1884.63. Design (Development of Geometrical) [poss matched]
1884.64. Design Loop coil [poss matched]
1884.65. Human form in Savage Art [poss matched]
1884.66. Human form in Barbaric Art [poss matched]
1884.67. Human form in Barbaric Art and Civilised Art [poss matched]
1884.68. Animal form in art [poss matched]
1884.69. Art and Painting Fancy Carving [poss matched]
1884.70. Toilet Appliances
1884.71. Hair-pins and combs
1884.72. Pins
1884.85. Deformation Tatoo [sic]
1884.86. Deformation Skulls and figurines of pottery etc
1884.95. Fly Whisks
1884.96. Pouches, Bags, Belts, Sashes
1884.97. Weights and Scales Measuring (length, time)
1884.98. Writing etc
1884.99. Currency
1884.100. Toys and Games
1884.101. Smoking pipes
1884.102. Snuff taking
1884.103. Chewing Betel etc etc
1884.104. Distaffs Spindles etc
1884.105. Needles and Cases
1884.107. Music Bells
1884.108. Music Percussion
1884.109. Music Percussion Drums
1884.110. Music Percussion
1884.111. Music Wind
1884.112. Music Trumpets
1884.113. Music Stringed Instruments
1884.114. Masks
1884.115. Headhunting trophies
1884.116. Lamps
1884.117. Miscellaneous
1884.118. Implements Bone Ivory Horn
1884.131. Stone ‘Implements’ Cores
1884.132. Stone Implements Flakes
1884.133. Stone Implements Worked Flakes Scrapers
1884.134. Stone Implements Knives Spearheads etc
1884.135. Stone Implements Arrow heads of flint etc
AP, November 2010, this table was first prepared during the ESRC funded 'Relational Museum' project.
