Top 10 European objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum
The total number of objects from Europe in the Pitt Rivers Museum in October 2006 was 73,999:
|
Class of object |
Number of objects |
% of overall European collections |
Position |
|
Tools [definite] |
32,276 |
43.6 |
1 |
|
Pottery |
6,109 |
8.2 |
2 |
|
Ornaments & beads |
5,758 |
7.7 |
3 |
|
Religion |
4,314 |
5.8 |
4 |
|
Tools or weapons |
3,681 |
4.9 |
5 |
|
Textiles |
3,605 |
4.8 |
6 |
|
Weapons [definite] |
3,409 |
4.6 |
7 |
|
Writing |
3,221 |
4.3 |
8 |
|
Boxes |
3,155 |
4.2 |
9 |
|
Figures |
2,828 |
3.8 |
10 |
Note that this is obviously not all the classes for which there are objects.
You are reminded that all artefacts can be classified as more than one type or class, a drinking cup is classified as both a Vessel and Food.