ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Top 10 objects from Devon

There is a total of 552 objects from Devon, more than half of which are tools (mostly stone tools):

Class of object

Number of objects

Position

Tools [definite]

382

1

Animalia

116

2

Pottery

51

3

Textiles

42

4

Lighting

37

5

Ornaments & beads

21

6

Religious artefacts

18

7

Specimens

18

7

Geology

16

8

Vessels

15

9

Tools or weapons

15

9

Plant

14

10

Writing

10

Toys & Games

9

Clothing

8

Measurement

8

Medicine

8

Agriculture

6

Bags

5

Boxes

5

Animal Gear

4

Food

4

Models

4

Navigation

4

Children

3

Figures

3

Fire

3

Reproductions

3

Technique

3

Insignia

2

Transport

2

Weapons

2

Locks

1

Metallurgy

1

Music

1

Narcotic

1

Physical Anthropology

1

Pictures

1

Trade

1

Ethnographic and Archaeological split: 77 per cent of the Devon collections in the Pitt Rivers Museum are archaeological

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.