ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Top 10 objects from the UK in the Pitt Rivers Museum

The total number of objects from the UK in the Pitt Rivers Museum as at Octob er 2006 was 50,641:

Class of objects

Numbers of objects

% of overall UK collections

Position

Tools [definite]

26,988

53.2

1

Pottery

4,147

8.1

2

Textiles

2,759

5.4

3

Toys & Games

2,596

5.1

4

Writing

2,548

5

5

Boxes

2,493

4.9

6

Tools or weapons

2,209

4.3

7

Weapons [definite]

2,181

4.3

8

Music

1,950

3.8

9

Technique

1,633

3.2

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