ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN
Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum
Are all the identified English objects definitely from England?
Not all artefacts in the Pitt Rivers Museum are as well documented as we would like, a small proportion of all objects have uncertain provenances. The English collections are no exception.
Total number of English objects as at mid October 2006 - 39,978
Possible English artefacts - 2,347
Definite English artefacts - 37,631
Are all the identified English objects definitely from England
Possible English ethnography artefacts - 961
Possible English archaeology artefacts - 1,320
Possible English Other artefacts - 66
Definite English ethnography artefacts - 13,577
Definite English archaeology artefacts - 21,596
Definite English Other artefacts - 2,458
Are all the identified English objects definitely from England