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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