ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Top 10 objects from Somerset

There is a total of 879 objects from Somerset in the Pitt Rivers Museum.

Class of object

Number of objects

Position

Transport

347

1

Technique

334

2

Writing

331

3

Tools [definite]

220

4

Textiles

133

5

Religion

46

6

Tools or weapons

42

7

Animalia

32

8

Specimens

27

9

Box

23

10

Ornaments & beads

22

Fire

21

Death

20

Music

19

Measurement

13

Pottery

11

Food

10

Locks

10

Weapons

10

Animal Gear

7

Dwelling

7

Geology

7

Agriculture

6

Children

6

Figure

6

Toys & Games

6

Plant

5

Lighting

4

Narcotic

3

Vessels

3

Models

2

Trade

2

Marriage

1

Medicine

1

Navigation

1

Physical Anthropology

1

Time

1

Ethnographic and Archaeological split: 67 per cent of the Somerset collections are ethnographic

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.