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Part 4: Staves, spears and harpoons
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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