In accordance with the British Museum 's Policy on Human Remains, the Museum is committed to a policy of openness
about its holdings and transparency in dealing with any claims made to the Trustees under the terms of clause 47 of
the Human Tissue Act 2004.
The spreadsheet details the human remains in the collection of the British Museum . The majority (95%) of
the 8663 in the collection are over 1000 years old, including the Egyptian mummies and other remains collected
as a result of archaeological excavation. 4% are less than 300 years old.
Registration
Number
Description
No. Date
Date
Range
Country
Acquisition History
Alaska ' Queen Charlotte
Islands '
Purchased from Captain Shipster (1919)
British Columbia or Alaska 'Queen Charlotte Islands' in
documentation; Shipster spent much more time in Alaska than
in Canada.
Andaman Islands
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
Andaman Islands
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
Andaman Islands
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
Andaman Islands
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
Am1919. 12-16.1 Human cranium, accompanied by grave goods.
1 19th century
As,And.14
Neck ornament made of bones (human), stone (coralline), shell (cockle).
1 c.200 yrs old
As,And.15
Necklace made of bone (human), string.
1 c.200 yrs old
As,And.16
Necklace made of bones (human), thread, bamboo, cord, pigment.
1 c.200 yrs old
As,And.17
Necklace made of bones (human), stone (coralline).
1 c.200 yrs old
Haida Gwaii, Haida people.
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq Middle Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Necklace comprising two twisted fibre strings to which ten pieces of split human bone are attached
by string; piece of yellow fibre in front under each attachment; covered with red ochre.
Belt (?), necklace (?) made of bones (human), cord, twine, ochre.
1 c.200 yrs old
1 c.200 yrs old
Acq Andaman Islands , India
Acq Andaman Islands , India
Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: Miss Newbery 1866, Christy Coll
Don: Capt Darroch 1870, Christy Coll
As.2446
As.6714
As1886,1129.12
1
As1886,1129.84.
a
As1886,1129.84.
b
As1886,1129.85.
a
As1886,1129.85.
b
101-250
Provenance
Neck-ornament made of human jawbone, string (fibre).
1 c.200 yrs old
Acq Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: M V Portman, 1886
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human skull (female ?), red ochre, shells, cord.
1 c.200 yrs old
Acq Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: M V Portman, 1886
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human skull (female ?), red ochre, shells, cord.
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human jaw, coralline (?), dentalium shells (?),
ochre, cord.
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human jawbone, coral (?), dentalium shells (?),
ochre, cord.
1 c.200 yrs old
Acq Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: M V Portman, 1886
1 c.200 yrs old
Acq Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: M V Portman, 1886
Acq Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
Don: M V Portman, 1886
501-1000 Tilcara, Jujuy , Argentina
Uncertain Asia
Argentina
Asia
Don: Mrs R G Anderson 1921, Christy Coll
John George Taylor, 1859
Australia
Donated by: Royal College of Surgeons, coll. Dr J. Barnard,
1882
Australia
Donated by: Royal College of Surgeons, coll. Dr J. Barnard,
1882
Am1921,-.12
1859.1014.279
Deformed human skull (male).
Iron ring on human finger bone; ring corroded.
1 c.200 yrs old
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
1 Uncertain
Oc1882,1214.2
Bundle of bark (containing cremation remains), blackened by ash.
1 pre 1882
101-250
Oc1882,1214.1
Bark bundle (containing cremation remains), tied with string.
1 pre 1838
101-250
Oc1900,0723.25 Needle, spear point made of bone (human?).
1 Pre 1900
101-250
Oc1902,0417.64 Human skull (adult, male?) covered with pigment.
1 pre- 1902
101-250
Oc1902,0417.63 Human skull (adult, male?), covered with pigment; with grass plug in nasal aperture.
1 pre 1902
101-250
Oc1926,1004.2
Shaped and polished "poison" bone, possibly human; called ancestral.
c. late 19thC-early
1 20thC
101-250
Pointing stick, made of human bone (?).
c. late 19thC-early
1 20thC
101-250
Oc1933,1010.2
Oc1973,Q.22
Pointing stick, made of human bone (?).
Burial package (containing dead baby), wrapped in bark.
c. late 19thC-early
1 20thC
1 c19thC
101-250
101-250
Oc.7658
Flake made of stone (phonolite?), reed, gum; wrapped with skin (human ?).
1 Pre 1872
101-250
Oc.7659
Knife made of quartz, wood, gum; wrapped with skin (human ?) and cord.
1 Pre 1872
101-250
Mixed bones from graves - samples
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Bahrain
Oc1933,1010.1
Collected by/previously in coll of:
George Augustus Robinson c1838
Collected by/previously in coll of:
George Augustus Robinson and Dr
J Barnard Davis c1838
Acq: Milgar? Cairns , Queensland ,
Australia
Acq: Northern Territory ( Australia ),
Victoria River
Acq: Northern Territory ( Australia ),
Victoria River
Collected by: Mrs Daisy M Bates,
central Australia (between 18991926)
Acq: native camp, Ooldea, Sth
Australia , Coll by Mrs Daisy M
Bates
Acq: native camp, Ooldea, Sth
Australia , Coll by Mrs Daisy M
Bates
Acq. Queensland , Cape York
Acq: Rockingham Bay ,
Queensland , Australia
Acq: Rockingham Bay ,
Queensland , Australia
Australia
Vend: Rollin & Feuardent 1900, Coll by Handley
Australia
Capt J Bradshaw, 1912
Australia
Capt J Bradshaw, 1912
Australia
Don: Empire Press Union , 1926
Australia
Don: Arthur Mee 1933
Australia
Australia
Don: Arthur Mee 1933
unknown
Australia
Don: Charles Beaufort Grimaldi 1872, Christy Coll
Australia
Don: Charles Beaufort Grimaldi 1872, Christy Coll
Deposited on 28/08/1973 by Mr A. Fakhro (Ministry of
Education - Bahrain ) and Harriet Crawford ( UCL )
Bahrain
Am1936,1128,37 Group of 3 human teeth
Am1938,1021.43
9a
fragments of cranium
Am1948,,05.53
Artificially deformed human skull
Am1985,32.171
As1884,0321.1
Group of dandruff balls (used medicinally?) made of mineral (?), human tissue (?).
Preserved human head, complete, with skin, teeth and hair remaining
1 1000AD or older
>1000
Belize
1 1000AD or older
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1 c. 1800 AD
>1000
Belize
Collected by Sir Eric Thompson and donated by the Carnegie
Institute, Washington 1936
Donated by Dr T F Gann but curatorial comment attributes
acquisition to " Douglas ". 1938.
501-1000 Acquired in 1948
Bolivia
Donated by Dr Leo Pucher 1948
101-250
101-250
Bolivia
Borneo
Vend: Ms Felicity Nock 1985, Previously New Acquisitions
Don: Robert Henderson 1884
Borneo
Vend: Edward Gerrard
Borneo
Vend: Carl A Bock, Christy Fund, 1880
Borneo
Borneo
Vend: Carl A Bock, Christy Fund, 1880
Don: Robert Henderson 1884
Borneo
Vend: Edward Gerrard
Borneo
Vend: Carl A Bock, Christy Fund, 1880
Borneo
Borneo
Borneo
Borneo , Indonesia
Borneo , Indonesia
Vend: Carl A Bock, Christy Fund, 1880
Don: Amsterdam Zoological Society. Christy coll, 1871
Don: Amsterdam Zoological Society. Christy coll, 1871
vend: Mrs D K Oldman, 1950
vend: Mrs D K Oldman, 1950
Borneo , Malaysia
Borneo , Malaysia
vend: Dr Charles Hose, Christy coll.1905
don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Borneo , Malaysia
Borneo , Malaysia
Borneo , Sabah
Borneo , Sabah
vend: Dr Charles Hose, Christy coll.1905
don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Don: Mrs M Little, Christy Collection, 1907
Don: Mrs M Little, Christy Collection, 1907
501-1000 Grave/ archaeological excavation
Brazil
Donated by Reginald Graham
101-250
Brazil , South America
Brazil
unknown
101-250
Amazon/Brazil, South America
Brazil
unknown
Brazil
Burma
Burma
Cameroon
Donated by Richard Carruthers 1854
Don: B Houghton, 1893
Don: B Houghton, 1893
Purchased from: Rev F Christol 1929
Canada
Purchased from T.G. Paton (1909).
501-1000 Donated by Lord Colchester 1832
Chile
Uncertain
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
purchased from William Bollaert 1855
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
As1904,0416.68 Human head made of wood, leather, rattan, iron, skull (woman's, frontal).
1 c. 1800 AD
101-250
As1978,Q.10
1 c. 1800 AD
101-250
1 c. 1800 AD
1 c.200 yrs old
101-250
As1978,Q.11
As1884,0321.1
Human skull with lower jaw missing; oval opening in crown
Human skull, with lower jaw missing; five teeth remaining on right side (proper), two on the left.
Irregular circular hole in crown.
Preserved human head, complete, with skin, teeth and hair remaining
As1904,0416.68 Human head made of wood, leather, rattan, iron, skull (woman's, frontal).
1 c.200 yrs old
As1978,Q.10
1 c.200 yrs old
As1978,Q.11
As.7574
As.7574
As1950,05.2
As1950,05.2
Human skull with lower jaw missing; oval opening in crown
Human skull, with lower jaw missing; five teeth remaining on right side (proper), two on the left.
Irregular circular hole in crown.
Decorated skull made of skull (human), shells (cowrie), wood, gum, fibre (vegetable).
Decorated skull made of skull (human), shells (cowrie), wood, gum, fibre (vegetable).
Decorated human skull made of bone (human), wood, cane, shell (cowrie), gum.
Decorated human skull made of bone (human), wood, cane, shell (cowrie), gum.
1
1
1
1
1
As1905,-.722
As1944,03.118
Gourd (with human skull) made of gourd, skull (human).
Human skull bound with rattan.
1 c. 1800 AD
1 c. 1800 AD
As1905,-.722
As1944,03.118
As1907,-.3
As1907,-.3
Gourd (with human skull) made of gourd, skull (human).
Human skull bound with rattan.
Human skull (young girl's, part of head-hunter's collection).
Human skull (young girl's, part of head-hunter's collection).
1
1
1
1
Am1845,0828.6.
b
group of human bones
1
Am1984,Q.21
Trophy comprising human head, with shell (?), hair, feathers, string.
1
Am1984,Q.24
Trophy, comprising preserved human head, with shell (?), hair, feathers, string.
1
Am 1854,0503.1
As1893,0902.1
As1893,0902.1
Af1929,0808.6
Preserved head with shell in eyelids and feathers in hair
Specimen of human skull.
Specimen of human skull.
Vessel made of gourd, wicker, jaw (human), mandible.
1
1
1
1
Am 1909. 4-6. 40 Fragments of human bones from a burial
Am1832,1208.1
Human mummy (child)
c.200 yrs old
c. 1800 AD
c.200 yrs old
c. 1800 AD
c.200 yrs old
c.200 yrs old
c.200 yrs old
c. 1800 AD
c.200 yrs old
Could be 1000+
years or between
1000-1800AD
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
yrs).
c. early 19thC (-500
yrs)
c. 1800 AD
c.200 yrs old
early 20thC
500-0 BC (+500
1 Years)
1
Am1855,1211.36 mummified child's foot with sandal
1
Am1908,-.165
Fragment of human skull
1
Am1908,-.166
Fragment of human skull
1
Could be 1000+
years or between
1000-1800AD.
Prob. pre-hispanic:
pre-16thC.
Could be 1000+
years or between
1000-1800AD. Prob
pre-hispanic: pre16thC
Could be 1000+
years or between
1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1000-1800AD
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
<100
>1000
Bolivia, South America
Acq Borneo, Sarawak , Baram
River/Pata River? Coll by Dr
Charles Hose
Given to Bock by chief Sibau
Mobang.
Given to Bock by chief Sibau
Mobang.
Acq Borneo, Sarawak , Baram
River/Pata River? Coll by Dr
Charles Hose
Given to Bock by chief Sibau
Mobang.
Given to Bock by chief Sibau
Mobang.
Acq Borneo
Acq Borneo
acq Borneo , Kalimantan
acq Borneo , Kalimantan
acq Borneo , Sarawak , Trusan
River District, prob. by Hose
acq Borneo
acq Borneo , Sarawak , Trusan
River District, prob. by Hose
acq Borneo
Collected by: R M Little
Collected by: R M Little
acq Sandoway, Gwa
acq Sandoway, Gwa
Cameroon
Red Bank/ Sunny Corner,
Northumberland County , New
Brunswick
Am1908,-.167
Fragment of human bone
Am1908,-.168
Fragment of human bone
Am1908,-.169
Fragment of human bone
Am1908,-.170
Fragment of human bone
Am1908,-.172ag
Specimens of human teeth
Am,+.4129
Human jaw-bone (with teeth).
Am1908.-.171
Fragment of human bone
1902.12-20.541
Stein coll'n.
fragment of human skull
a skeletal human hand with a bangle on the wrist
AM1838,1111.1
Human mummy
Am1842,1112.1
Human mummy, head resting on back of left hand
Am1842,1112.2
Human skull with high crown, receding forehead; skin on cheeks and neck; mouth open, one tooth
remaining. Circumference 19.00in(from Register) Height 9.00in (from Register)
Am1905,0216.86 Necklace made of teeth (human), beads, string.
Am.7463
Human skull, with lower jawbone and teeth.
Am.8454
Necklace made of teeth (human), brass.
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Prob pre-hispanic:
pre-16thC (+500
1 yrs)
c. early centuries
1 AD?
1 9th-10th C
Between 10001800AD. Prob. prehispanic: pre1 16thC.
Between 10001800AD. Prob. prehispanic: pre1 16thC.
Between 10001800AD. Prob. prehispanic: pre1 16thC.
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
Huasco/Pena Blanca, Atacama ,
501-1000 Chile
Chile
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1889, Christy Coll
501-1000 Uncertain
Chile
Acquired from Oswald H Evans through the Christy fund. 1908
>1000
>1000
China
China
gift Hoernle collection
Sir Aurel Stein
Khotan (Xinjaing province)
Chinese Central Asia
Presented by W.Turner, HM envoy
and Minister plenipotetionaryto
501-1000 Colombia . 1838
Colombia
Leiva?/ Bogota ?/ Gachansipa,
501-1000 Cundinamarca , Colombia
Colombia
Donated by Robert Bunch 1842
Leiva?/ Bogota ?/ Gachansipa,
501-1000 Cundinamarca , Colombia
Colombia
Donated by Robert Bunch 1842
Colombia
Don: M E Robuchon 1905
Colombia
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1871, Christy Coll
Colombia
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Vend: Dr J D Hooker 1872, Christy Coll
Tsife?/Igara Parana River ,
501-1000 Colombia
Tumeque/Tomeque?, Quaeta ,
Colombia , Coll by Henry
501-1000 Chesterton
501-1000 Antioquia , Colombia
Af1907,0528.207 Skull with tooth chipping
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Bayanzi, Yanzi
Af1910,0420.570 Charm, perforated cranium, raffia
1 Uncertain
Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Torday 1907
Torday 1907
Af1898,-.277
Necklace made of teeth (human), vertebrae (snake), wood, cord (fibre
1 Uncertain
Collected by: C M Pleyte and C
Sanders, Found/Acquired:
Democratic Republic of Congo ,
Uncertain Orientale, Aruwimi
Found/Acquired: Democratic
Republic of Congo , Orientale, Uele
Uncertain (I)
Af1901,0608.73
"Marimba", sansa made of wood, bamboo, skull (human), fibre (vegetable).
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Democratic Republic of Congo
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Democratic Republic of Congo
1 Uncertain
Emil Torday Expedition, Democratic Democratic Republic of
Congo
Uncertain Republic of Congo , Mokunji
Purchased from : Norman H Hardy 1908
1 Uncertain
Emil Torday Expedition, Democratic Democratic Republic of
Uncertain Republic of Congo , Sankuru River Congo
Purchased from : Norman H Hardy 1908
1 Uncertain
Emil Torday Expedition, Democratic Democratic Republic of
Uncertain Republic of Congo , Sankuru River Congo
Purchased from : Norman H Hardy 1908
1 Uncertain
Emil Torday Expedition, Democratic Democratic Republic of
Congo
Uncertain Republic of Congo , Batempa
Purchased from : Norman H Hardy 1908
Af1896,-.796
Necklace made of teeth (human), cord, wood, wire (brass).
Af1901,0608.123 Stick, charm (place in road to prevent enemies passing) made of wood, human fat, feather.
Af1908,0622.34
Charm (attached to forelock) made of seed pod, tooth (molar, human), hide.
Af1908,0622.158 Manwith horn figure made of wood, horn (antelope), teeth (human), shells (cowrie), brass, iron (?).
Ritual figure (man with head-dress) made of wood, feathers, hide, cloth (vegetable fibre), teeth
Af1908,0622.159 (human), beads (glass), string (vegetable fibre), hair (animal).
Af1908,0622.161 Woman's charm, human with head-dress figure made of wood, feathers, teeth (human), resin (?).
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1896
Purchased from: Capt Guy Burrows 1898
Purchased from: Capt Guy Burrows 1901
Purchased from: Capt Guy Burrows 1901
Af1898,-.278
Necklace made of teeth (human), string (fibre).
1 Uncertain
Democratic Republic of Congo ,
Orientale, Uele / Africa , Congo-Nile Democratic Republic of
Congo
Uncertain watershed
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Uncertain Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Uncertain Democratic Republic of Congo
Purchased from: Capt Guy Burrows 1898
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
1954
Af1954,+23.2099 Armlet made of teeth (human).
1 Uncertain
Af1934,0306.1
1 Uncertain
Af1949,46.492
Ornament (?) made of teeth (human), string.
Male figure (ritual, with twelve bells, two blades, rattle, necklace and horn) made of wood, copper,
nails (brass), iron, hide, skin (reptile), beads (glass), cord (fibre), tooth (human), seed pod, horns
(animal).
1 c. early 20thC
<100
Af,+.5741
Oc1898,1010.3
Necklace made of teeth (human), teeth, thread, beads (glass).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), string.
101-250
101-250
Democratic Republic of Congo
Collected by: Mrs Hood , Congo ,
River (Upper?)
Acq: Easter Island
Am1911,0209.1
shrunken head (not located)
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by Alex Rawlinson 1911
Am1913,1212.1
shrunken head with feathers and beetle wings
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by the Earl of Plymouth 1913
Am1915,1002.1
shrunken head
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by Mrs Horace Walker 1915
AM1919,-.13
Shrunken head (male)
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Acquired from E G Drexel through the Christy fund. 1919
Am 1920,-.82
Shrunken head
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Acquired from J H Spottiswoode through the Christy fund 1920
Am1920,0705.1
Shrunken head
1 19thC (pre 1892)
1 Pre 1898
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
prob 1st half 19thC
1 (-500 yrs)
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Easter Island
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by Emilio Kanthack 1920
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by Mrs LC Smail 1926
101-250
Acquired in 1940
Ecuador
Donated by Captain Mitchell 1940
101-250
Acquired in 1949
Ecuador
Purchased from Mrs D K Oldman Collected by W O Oldman
1949
101-250
Acquired in 1960
Ecuador
Donated by Miss Mitchell-Hedges. Collected by F W MitchellHedges 1960
101-250
Acquired in 1960
Ecuador
Donated by Miss Mitchell-Hedges. Collected by F W MitchellHedges 1960
101-250
Acquired in 1960
Ecuador
Donated by Miss Mitchell-Hedges. Collected by F W MitchellHedges 1960
101-250
Acquired in 1960
Ecuador
Donated by Miss Mitchell-Hedges. Collected by F W MitchellHedges 1960
101-250
Acquired in 1960
Ecuador
Donated by Miss Mitchell-Hedges. Collected by F W MitchellHedges 1960
101-250
Uncertain
Ecuador
Donated by George Fagan 1863
101-250
Acquired in 1941
Ecuador
Acquired from R (possibly Captain) Mitchell 1941
101-250
Acquired in 1941
Ecuador
13595 Mummy
1 100 AD
>1000
Hawara
Egypt
21809
29783
30362
30363
30364
54051
1
1
1
1
1
1
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Hawara
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Acquired from R (possibly Captain) Mitchell 1941
Division of finds, W.M. Flinders Petrie 1887; Don. Henry
Martyn Kennard 1888.
Division of finds, W.M. Flinders Petrie 1887; Don. Henry
Martyn Kennard 1888.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
Don. E.L. Grüning, 1915
Am1926,0315.17 shrunken head
Am1940,08.1
Shrunken head
Am1949,22.190
shrunken head with feathers and beetle wings
Am1960,05.1
Shrunken Head made of head (human), thread (?)
Am1960,05.2
Shrunken head made of head (human).
Am1960,05.3
Shrunken head made of head (human).
Am1960,05.4
Shrunken human head.
Am1960,05.5
Shrunken head made of head (human).
Am1863,1117.1
shrunken head
Am1941,06.1
Shrunken human head
Am1941,06.2
Shrunken human head
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
Donated by: Prof A Werner 1934
Purchased from: Mrs D K Oldman 1949
Purchased from: E L Hood 1892
Don: Victor S Frank 1898
54053
6704
6714
74850
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummified head
1
1
1
1
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Upper Egypt
Thebes
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
21810
24800
6697
74303
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
1
1
1
1
100 AD
100 AD
1000 BC
1000 BC
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Hawara
Deir el-Bahri
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Don. E.L. Grüning, 1915
Henry Salt, 1835
Giovanni Anastasi, 1839
Mr Russell, 2001
Division of finds, W.M. Flinders Petrie 1887; Don. Henry
Martyn Kennard 1888.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1893.
Joseph Sams, 1834.
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London , 1994
25568
6707
6665
46631
6711
23425
29574
Mummified lung
Mummy
Mummy plus hair
Mummy
Mummy
Skeleton
Skeleton
Mummy, fragments
Skull
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Finger stall, possibly containing human bone
Finger stall, possibly containing human bone
Skeleton
Skeleton
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Body, naturally preserved
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Femur
Mummy parts (ex Granville)
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Skeleton
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1100 BC
125 AD
1300 BC
1950 BC
200 BC
2000 BC
2000 BC
2000 BC
2200 BC
250 AD
250 AD
250 BC
250 BC
250 BC
250 BC
250 BC
300 BC
300 BC
300 BC
3000 BC
3000 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
3400 BC
50 BC
60 AD
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
600 BC
650 BC
650 BC
650 BC
680 BC
680 BC
680 BC
700 BC
720 BC
800 BC
800 BC
800 BC
800 BC
850 BC
900 BC
900 BC
900 BC
900 BC
250 BC
100 AD
150 AD
600 BC
100 AD
200 BC
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Deir el-Bahri
Thebes : Qurna
Thebes
Asyut
Thebes
Thebes
Asyut
Deir el-Bahri
Sidmant
Thebes
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Akhmim
Akhmim
Thebes
Akhmim
Egypt
Tell Nebesha
Tell Nebesha
Tarkhan
Tarkhan
Gebelein
Gebelein
Gebelein
Gebelein
Gebelein
Gebelein
Gebelein
Akhmim
Hawara
Thebes
Egypt
Saqqara
Akhmim
Akhmim
Thebes
Thebes
Abydos
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Upper Egypt
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Beni Hasan
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
Thebes
prob. Thebes
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
William Talbot Ready, 1894; ex-collection Edward Stanton.
Henry Salt ? Joseph Sams 1823 ?
Henry Salt, 1835
David George Hogarth, 1907.
Henry Salt, 1835
1895
1895
Don. Egypt Exploration Society, 1904.
National Art Collections Fund, 1923.
no information
Henry Salt, 1835.
Henry Salt, 1835.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
Henry Salt, 1835.
R.J. Moss & Co., 1898.
Don. Frederick Ponsonby Bessborough, 1837.
Don. Egypt Exploration Society, 1887.
Don. Egypt Exploration Society, 1887.
Don. British School of Archaeology in Egypt , 1913.
Don. British School of Archaeology in Egypt , 1913.
1900
1900
1900
1900
1900
Don. E.L. Grüning, 1923.
1900
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1897.
Walter L. Lawson, 1889.
Giovanni Anastasi, 1839.
Don. Pitt Lethieullier, 1755.
Don. King George III , 1766.
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1887.
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1888.
HRH Prince of Wales, 1869.
Giovanni Anastasi, 1839.
Don. Egypt Exploration Society, 1902.
A. B. Granville, 1853.
Henry Salt, 1823 ?
HRH Prince of Wales, 1869.
Don. Duke of Sutherland, 1893
Henry Salt, 1835.
India Museum , 1880.
A. T. Christie, 1835.
Henry Salt, 1823 ?
Giovanni Anastasi, 1839.
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1888.
Rollin & co, 1894
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1899.
F G Hilton Price, 1905.
J. Sams, 1834
Henry Salt, 1823 ?
Henry Salt, 1823 ?
R Sabatier, 1890
Baroness Amherst, 1909.
Giovanni Anastasi, 1839
no information
Henry Salt, 1823
no information
no information
no information
40924-7
55725
6709
6715
6680
29581
29777
6679
29776
6957
23560
23561
52887
52888
32752
32753
32754
32755
32756
57353
32751
29588
22108
6669
6694
6696
20650
20745
22814C
6673
37340
Unnumbered
6666
15654C
24957
6676
22812B
6692
6681
6682
20744
25258
30720
41603
6662
6660
6659
22939
48971
6699B
6712
6713
6716
6717
6718
6723
29577
29578
29778
32052C
52889
54052
54055
37939
37997
37947
55205
5237
90515
54057
6724
55045
67563
6731
67551
55050
29780
74296
12388
12387
6725
22552
68980
54726
6958
35237
24575
54430
67586
6722
6720
6721
24574
6719
54742
67815
22111
74103
74289
18212
74261
74262
74263
74264
74265
74266
74267
74268
74269
74270
74271
74272
74273
74274
74275
74276
74277
74278
74279
74280
74281
Oc1920,1023.1
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Mummy
Two miniature mummies
Contents of canopic jar
Contents of canopic jar
Contents of canopic jar
Hand
Fragments of burnt bone
Bone fragments
Mummy
Mummy
Foot
Foot
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand and arm
Leg
Leg
Knee and femur
Viscera ?
Hand
Hand
Hand
Mummy
Arm
Arm
Arm
Leg
Head
Head
Head
Head, fragment
Head
Head
Head
Contents of urn
Hand
Vertebrae
Lower part of body
Head
Head
Head
Head
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Hand
Foot
Leg and foot
Hand
Oc.1657
Slop bowl made of wood, teeth (human).
Female dancer figure (hula position?) made of wood, pearl-shell, teeth (human?), hair. COMPASS
object number: OBJ 1942
Oc.2008
Bracelet (?), weapon made of cord, strings (hair), bone (human?).
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100 AD
800 BC
800 BC
300 BC
700 BC
100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
1200-600 BC
650 BC
650 BC
1000 BC - 100 AD
100 AD ?
600-100 BC
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1200 BC
1000 BC - 100 AD
1300 BC
300 BC
100 AD
300 BC
300 BC
250 BC
300 BC
300 BC
100 AD ?
1000 BC - 100 AD
100 AD
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC-100 AD
1000 Bc-100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
650-900 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
300 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000-700 BC
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
1000 BC - 100 AD
Late 18th-early
1 19thC
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Beni Hasan
Tarkhan
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Thebes
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Hawara
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Giza
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
Egypt
101-250
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands , Coll by
United Service Museum ( ? )
Hawaii
Hawaii
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Acq: Hawaiian Islands (?)
Hawaii
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
1 c1830s
101-250
Pre 1860s, possibly
1 18thC
101-250
Henry Salt, 1823
E.A. Wallis Budge, 1897.
Moss & co., 1898
Moss & co., 1898
John Garstang, 1904
Egyptian Research Account, 1913
E.L. Gruning, 1915
E.L. Gruning, 1915
no information
no information
no information
Anonymous, 1921
Henry Salt, 1823
no information
E. L. Gruning, 1915
Henry Salt, 1823
M. Hirtzel, 1921
Selima Harris, 1875
T. O. Feetham, 1859
Mrs Fisher, 1872
Anonymous, 1906
L. Blacas d'Aulps, 1867
no information
no information
Gideon Mantell, 1839
Henry Salt, 1823
Mrs W. Hunt, 1889
Anonymous, 1924
John Herrath, 1920
no information
W. J. Myers, 1901
G. A. Leach, 1893
C. R. Cresswell, 1928
Selima Harris, 1875
A. T. Christie, 1835.
A. T. Christie, 1835.
A. T. Christie, 1835.
G. A. Leach, 1893
A. T. Christie, 1835.
Anonymous, 1920
no information
W. L. Lawson, 1889
A. Graham, 1992
1994, no information
R W Howard Vyse, 1838
1994, no further information
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
1994
Vend: Miss L P Keyworth 1920, Said to have been in
possession of Kamehameha I of Hawaii .
Oc.2009.a-b
Hook, ornament (for hair necklaces), neck ornament made of bone (human).
Pre 1860s, possibly
1 18thC
101-250
Oc,+.249
Figure made of wood, tapa, barkcloth, pearl-shell, teeth (human), teeth (fish), rush.
1 Pre 1877
101-250
Oc,+.6051
Oc,HAW.63
Oc,HAW.64
Oc,HAW.66
Oc,HAW.67
Oc,HAW.69
Oc,HAW.151
Oc,HAW.167
Oc,HAW.169
Fish-hook made of bone (human?).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), twine, fibre (vegetable), cord (vegetable fibre).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), twine, fibre (vegetable), cord (vegetable fibre).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), fibre (vegetable), fibre (olona), gum.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), fibre (olona), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), fibre (olona), twine, cord.
Armlet made of shell (turtle), shell, bone (human), cord.
Sceptre, state staff (ceremonial) made of wood (?), shell (turtle), bone (human), feathers.
Sceptre, state staff (ceremonial) made of wood (?), shell (turtle), bone (human), feathers.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Pre 1893
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
mid 18thC
Pre 20thC
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Oc,HAW.170
Sceptre handle, state staff handle (ceremonial) made of wood (?), shell (turtle), bone (human).
Wand (of authority), sceptre, state staff (ceremonial) made of bone, bone (human?), tortoise-shell,
feathers (cock).
reliquary contents (tiny fragments of bone and teeth)
tiny fragments of calcined bone (poss. human and animal) in a crystal reliquary from Sanchi
reliquary contents (tiny fragments of bone (possibly both human and animal)
1 Pre 20thC
101-250
Oc,VAN.291
1887.7-17.15
1887.7-17.13
1887.7-17.2c
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands , Coll by Rev
J G Wood
Acq: Hawaiian Islands , Coll by
Rusher Davies/Sotheby's
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Hawaii
Don: Sir Augusus Wollaston Franks 1877, Christy Coll
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1893, Christy Coll
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
From: Capt James Cook 1753-1800
Uncertain
Acq: Hawaiian Islands
Acq: Hawaiian Islands , Coll by
Vancouver Voyage/G G Hewett
Bhojpur stupa 9/India
Bhojpur stupa 4/India
Sanchi stupa 2/India
Hawaii
Uncertain
101-250
>1000
>1000
>1000
Hawaii
India
India
India
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1891, Christy Coll
gift Sir Alex. Cunningham
gift Sir Alex. Cunningham
gift Sir Alex. Cunningham
>1000
Nilgiri Hills, South India
India
none
>1000
Nilgiri Hills, South India
India
none
>1000
India
gift Sir Walter Elliot
101-250
Nilgiri Hills, South India
Collected by: Mills in Assam ,
Yungya
Collected by: Mills in Assam ,
Yungya
India
don: Mrs C Nevill, 1949
India
don: Mrs C Nevill, 1949
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: M V Portman, 1886
1882.10-9.162
a pottery burial urn containing tiny frags of bone (human?) and other material
1
1792
1 1stC BC
1 2ndC BC
1 c. 2ndC BC
c. early centuries
1 AD
c. early centuries
1 AD
c. early centuries
1 AD
As1949,04.1
Trophy skull made of skull (human), horn, rattan, leaf, fibre.
1 c.1800 AD
As1949,04.1
As1886,1129.84.
a
As1886,1129.84.
b
As1886,1129.85.
a
As1886,1129.85.
b
As1886,1129.12
1
Trophy skull made of skull (human), horn, rattan, leaf, fibre.
1 c.200 yrs old
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human skull (female ?), red ochre, shells, cord.
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human skull (female ?), red ochre, shells, cord.
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human jaw, coralline (?), dentalium shells (?),
ochre, cord.
Memorial to deceased (carried by relatives) made of human jawbone, coral (?), dentalium shells (?),
ochre, cord.
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: M V Portman, 1886
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: M V Portman, 1886
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: M V Portman, 1886
Neck-ornament made of human jawbone, string (fibre).
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: M V Portman, 1886
As.2446
As.6714
Necklace comprising two twisted fibre strings to which ten pieces of split human bone are attached
by string; piece of yellow fibre in front under each attachment; covered with red ochre.
Belt (?), necklace (?) made of bones (human), cord, twine, ochre.
1 c.1800 AD
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
101-250
India ( Andaman Islands )
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: Miss Newbery 1866, Christy Coll
Don: Capt Darroch 1870, Christy Coll
As,And.14
Neck ornament made of bones (human), stone (coralline), shell (cockle).
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
As,And.15
Necklace made of bone (human), string.
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
As,And.16
Necklace made of bones (human), thread, bamboo, cord, pigment.
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
As,And.17
As1887,1015.16
8
As1997,Q.280
As1913,-.264
Necklace made of bones (human), stone (coralline).
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Acq Andaman Islands , India
Acq Andaman Islands , India
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq Middle Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
Acq South Andaman, Andaman
Islands , India
India ( Andaman Islands )
Don: Maurice V Portman 1881, Christy Coll
Human tooth, encrusted with shell-lime following betel chewing.
Specimen of tooth (with lime encrustation from betel chewing
Human tooth (with lime encrustation from betel chewing).
1 c.1800 AD
1 c.1800 AD
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
101-250
101-250
acq. Nicobar Islands
India ( Nicobar Islands )
India ( Nicobar Islands )
India ( Nicobar Islands )
Don: E H man, 1887
Don: E H Man, 1887
Don: E H man, Christy coll., 1913
As,HOF.86.a
Charm 'against ill' made of vertebra (human).
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
As,HOF.86.b
Charm 'against ill' made of vertebra (human).
1 c.1800 AD
101-250
Oc1944,02.2072 Head trophy made of human head, human skin, rattan, fibre (vegetable), wood.
1 pre 1944
<100
As,HOF.86.a
Charm 'against ill' made of vertebra (human).
1 c.200 yrs old
As,HOF.86.b
1 c.200 yrs old
1875.0724.41
Charm 'against ill' made of vertebra (human).
Cylindrical, rimless, rough pottery jar with narrow bottom end and solid base; reused as an ossuary
and filled with bones; incomplete.
1888.0714.1
1947.0501.575
Bones from ossuary
Finger bone with copper staining
1880.1269 (1-12) 12 human teeth
1880.1270 (1-21) 21small fragments of human bone
1 Uncertain
Parthian (250-225
1 AD)
1 Uncertain
acq Nicobar Islands
Acq Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia ,
Coll by H O Forbes
Indonesia
Acq Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia ,
Coll by H O Forbes
Indonesia
Acq: Irian Jaya
Indonesia
Acq Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia ,
Coll by H O Forbes
Indonesia
Acq Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia ,
Coll by H O Forbes
Indonesia
Don: The Royal Society 1883, Christy Coll
Don: The Royal Society 1883, Christy Coll
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Don: The Royal Society 1883, Christy Coll
Don: The Royal Society 1883, Christy Coll
Uncertain Liyan
Iran
Donated bu Colonel Edward C Ross, 1875
>1000
Samsabad
Uncertain Hasanlu?
Iran
Iran
Presented by C.J. Malcolm, 1888
Marc Aurel Stein ?
1947.0501.1100
4
1947.0501.1110
5
Siraf.54.b
Siraf 1928
Siraf 2101-4
Siraf 2109
Siraf 2253
Siraf 2400-2416
Siraf 2417
Siraf 2418-2451
Siraf 2453 (a-c)2492
Siraf 3017
OA+ 10164
Bones (human), copper alloy fragments (c. 4 pieces).
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Khurab
Iran
Marc Aurel Stein
Human tooth.
sample of human bone
sample of human tooth
4 samples of human bone
human skeleton (possibly whole and certainly disarticulated)
part of a human skull
17 samples of human bone
sample of human tooth
33 samples of human bone
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Uncertain
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
Marc Aurel Stein
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
>1000
Siraf
>1000
Siraf
501-1000 Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
British Inst of Persian Studies
British Inst of Persian Studies
gift Nevisar Shah (?)
>1000
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Susa or Uruk
Ur
Medina
Ur
S. Iraq
S. Iraq
S. Iraq
S. Iraq
S. Iraq
S. Iraq
Iran or Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
Iraq
William Kennett Loftus (?), 1850s?
William Kennett Loftus, 1856
William Kennett Loftus, 1856
John George Taylor, 1858
John George Taylor, 1859
John George Taylor, 1859
John George Taylor, 1859
John George Taylor, 1859
John George Taylor, 1859
John George Taylor, 1859
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
Harry Reginald Hall, 1919
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
39 samples of human bone
sample of human bone
a skeletal human hand (possibly a child's)
Complete "torpedo jar"; light brownish fabric with paler exterior; flat-topped rim; wall built in three
91951 sections, vessel contains human bones.
1856.0903.1
Copper alloy vessel, with a short spout, containing human bones.
1856.0903.83
Shallow copper alloy platter containing fragments of bones.
1858.0101.1
Copper alloy bowl containing human finger bones.
1859.1014.275 Copper alloy finger ring on a finger bone, ring missing.
1859.1014.277 Bronze and iron rings on a finger bone; metal corroded.
1859.1014.311 Fragments of three copper alloy finger-rings and part of a finger bone.
1859.1014.319 Finger bone with copper staining
1859.10.14.328 A number of broken beads, shell, glass, human tooth, iron rings, copper alloy objects etc.
1859.1014.331 Copper alloy ring on the bone of a finger
1919.1011.320A Skeleton of infant - possibly under 12 months
1919.1011.5156 Finger bone with copper alloy and iron ring
1919.1011.5324 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5325 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5326 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5327 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5328 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5329 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5330 Skull fragments
1919.1011.5377 23 skull fragments and 33 bones/bone fragments of human baby - female aged under 5 months
1919.1111.1760 Skelton of am infant - possibly under 12 months
1928.1009.204
Box containing human finger bones and 2 silver rings.
1928.1009.324
Round copper alloy bowl, containing decayed bones.
1928.1009.326
Copper alloy cup or funnel shaped object, open at both ends, containing bones.
1928.1010.97
Skull of a man, crushed flat, with a semicircular copper alloy helmet also crushed.
1928.1010.274
Copper alloy ring on finger-bone.
1928.1010.290
Two silver finger-rings corroded together; plus human finger-bones.
1928.1010.709
1929.1017.106
Section of human jaw bone
Woman's head wearing jewellery, preserved as excavated; head of body 53 in the great death pit;
the jewellery includes a gold ribbon in the hair, a silver comb, a diadem of gold leaves, gold ear-rings
and a collar of triangular beads.
1930.1213.308
Oval, pottery coffin with 2 dividing walls; containing fragments of infant's bones.
1934.0211.46
Infant skull preserved in paraffin wax with bead (amber?)
1934.0211.50
Human skull preserved in wax
Uncertain
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
4th-9thC AD
1 4th-9thC AD
1 4th-9thC AD
1 post-7thC AD
Partho-Sasanian
1 (250-650 AD)
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)?
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)
Isin-Larsa (21001 1900 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Sargonid (23001 2200 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
1?
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Bishe-zard
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
Siraf
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
1934.0211.51
Human skull preserved in wax
1934.0211.52
Human skull preserved in wax.
1934.0211.53
Human skull preserved in wax.
1934.0211.54
Human skull preserved in wax.
1935.0116.15
Copper alloy helmet and human leg bones encased in paraffin wax.
1935.0116.19
Bovid jaw and human foot wrapped in paraffin wax.
1935.0116.20
Mass of crushed bone wrapped in paraffin wax.
1935.0116.21
Female skeleton - partial. Stained green.
1935.0116.22
Female skeleton - partial. Small amount green staining.
1935.0116.23
Cremated individual - young adult, small stature sex not determined. Among the bones was a very
worn metal coin and the broken corner of a fired brick with part of a cuneiform inscription.
1988.0409.55
Human bone fragments found inside bowl.
Fragments of skulls.
1926 Phrenological Skull - human skull with drawn on lines etc
1926 Phrenological Skull - human skull with drawn on lines etc
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Ubaid (5000-4000
1 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Early Dynastic III
1 (c.2600-2400 BC)
Assyrian (8001 600BC)
Assyrian (8001 600BC)
1 Kassite (1400 BC)
Assyrian (800-600
1 BC)
Assyrian (800-600
1 BC)
1 C18
1 C18
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
>1000
Arpachiyah
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Max Mallowan, 1934
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
>1000
Ur
Iraq
Joint Expedition to Ur 1922-1934 ( British Museum and
University Museum Pennsylvania )
>1000
Tell Rimah
Iraq
Prof D and Dr J Oates, 1988
>1000
101-250
101-250
Nimrud
Max Mallowan, 1951.
Uncertain
Iraq
Italy
Italy
101-250
Japan
Japan
Uncertain
>1000
To be updated
OA+ 7261
standing life-like mannequin for mounting a suit of Japanese samurai armour (see comments)
1954.0215.1
Jericho skull: plastered skull. In each case, a skull was taken as the base and the features of the
face were modelled on it in plaster. The eyes are made of bivalve shells.
1 19th C
Pre-pottery
Neolithic B (70001 6000 BC)
Jericho
Jordan
Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, 1954
1958.0211.102
Skeleton of girl about 15. P19/A
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.103
Skeleton of male about 26; right hand missing. P19/B
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.104
Skeleton of boy about 11; right hand missing. P19/C
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.105
Skeleton of girl about 11; right hand missing. P19/D
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.106
Skeleton of woman about 28. P19/E
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.107
Skeleton of male about 24; right hand missing. P19/F
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.108
Skeleton of girl about 17. P19/G
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.109
Bone human remains; collection of bones and fragments.
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC) >1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
1958.0211.112
Human tissue samples.
>1000
Jericho , [S] Tomb P19
Jordan
Division of Finds: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem .
Purchased from: Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon. 1958
>1000
Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh
Jordan
Jonathan Tubb since 1985
>1000
Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh
Jordan
Jonathan Tubb since 1985
>1000
Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh
Jordan
Jonathan Tubb since 1985
>1000
Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh
Jordan
Jonathan Tubb since 1985
Skeletons
Skeletons
Skeletons
Skeletons
Middle Bronze Age
1 II (2100-1900 BC)
Late Bronze Age III
(12th-11th century
62 BC),
Iron III (BabylonianPersian) period (6th
18 century BC)
Medieval (16th
3 century AD)
Late Bronze Age III
(12th-11th century
384 BC),
Skeletons
Iron III (BabylonianPersian) period (6th
60 century BC)
>1000
Tell es-Sa‘idiyeh
Jordan
Jonathan Tubb since 1985
Oc1921,0221.14
1
Human skull (child's).
Oc1921,0221.5 Necklace made of teeth (human), beads (shell), sinnet.
Oc1921,0221.6 Necklace made of teeth (human), beads (shell), beads (coconut).
1 pre 1921
1 pre 1921
1 pre 1921
101-250
101-250
101-250
Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati
Kiribati
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Oc1921,0221.20 Fish-hook made of limestone, bone (human), fibre (coconut).
1 pre 1921
101-250
Banaba , Kiribati
Kiribati
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Oc1921,0221.28 Tattooing tool made of wood, bone (human).
1 pre 1921
101-250
Kiribati
Kiribati
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Oc1921,0221.29 Tattooing tool made of wood, bone (human).
1 pre 1921
101-250
Kiribati
Arthur Grimble, 1921
Oc1922,1009.12 Dipper, scoop, made of skull (human), shell, string, bamboo, beads (shell).
early 1890s. Col.
1 1893-1895
101-250
Kiribati
Don: Mrs F E Swayne 1922
Oc.4792
Knife made of bone (human, tibia?), string (fibre?, grass?), teeth (shark), fibre (bark?).
1 Pre 1869
101-250
Kiribati
Don: Henry Christie 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Oc.4793
Necklace made of discs (shell), teeth (human incisor), string (coconut fibre).
101-250
Kiribati
Don: Henry Christie 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Latin America
Af1970,21.2
Shrunken human head (with two tassels pendant from mouth, and suspension band) made of
uncertain material, hair, cloth (cotton).
Human Bone - frg of pelvis
Human bone; skull fragment.
Human bones; four phalanges.
Human bones; radius and ulna.
Human bones; radius and ulna.
Human bones; two phalanges.
Human bones; two phalanges.
Human Bone - Skull
Human Bone - frg of pelvis
Human bone; skull fragment.
Human bones; four phalanges.
Human bones; radius and ulna.
Human bones; radius and ulna.
Human bones; two phalanges.
Human bones; two phalanges.
Human Bone - Skull
Horned mask made of wood, fibre, teeth (human).
1 Pre 1869
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
1 12C
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1
1 12C
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Finno-Ugrian;Balt
1 Uncertain
1
Kiribati
Acq: Abemama , Kiribati , Coll by C
R Swayne, Letter from the donor
dated May 25th [1922] states that
the artefacts from the Gilbert and
Ellice Islands were collected
between 1893-95.
Acq: Kiribati , Coll by Haslar
Hospital
Acq: Kiribati , Coll by Haslar
Hospital
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
Purchased from: Mario Meneghini 1970
Oc.1969
Fan made of wood, bone (human?), grass (?).
1 Pre 1866
101-250
Marquesas Island
Don: Henry Christy 1866, Christy Coll
Oc, LMS .196
Am1938,1021.35
7b
Am1938,1021.35
7a
Am1938,1021.43
1
Belt made of bones (bird?, human?), cord (sinnet).
1 19thC, pre 1890
101-250
Uncertain
Aizkraukle
Aizkraukle
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Uncertain
Liberia
Acq: Marquesas Island , French
Polynesia , Coll by Wareham
Acq: Marquesas Island , French
Polynesia
Latin America
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Liberia
Marquesas Island
Vend: London Missionary Society, 1911, Christy Coll
tooth
1 1000AD or older
>1000
Uncertain
Meso-America
Donated by Dr T F Gann 1938
fragments of cranium
1 1000AD or older
>1000
Uncertain
Meso-America
Donated by Dr T F Gann 1938
Necklace (with bells) made of teeth (human), copper.
>1000
Meso-America
Meso-America
Don: Dr T W F Gann 1938
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
Mexico
Don: J Gurdon L Stephenson 1897
Am1922,1102.64
a-d
Cranium of human skull in 4 pieces
1 1000AD or older
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Between 10001 1800AD.
Between 10001 1800AD.
Between 10001 1800AD.
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Am1980,Q.2234 Human skull (child's).
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2235 Human skull.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1989,Q.1
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
1852
Am1844,0720.12
37
arm bone
Am1897,0824.3
Human skull.
Am1897,0824.8
Human remains comprising hair with part of skull.
Am1914,0514.5
Calendar made of bone (human).
101-250
501-1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Uncertain
501-1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Uncertain
Aizkraukle
Aizkraukle
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
Latvia
501-1000
Casas Grandes , Chihuahua ,
501-1000 Mexico
Casas Grandes , Chihuahua ,
501-1000 Mexico
101-250
Mexico
501-1000
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Mexico
Don: J Gurdon L Stephenson 1897
Mexico
Vend: E W Martindell 1914
Mexico
Donated by G Acosta 1922
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Am1980,Q.2236 Human skull.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2237 Human skull.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2238 Deformed human skull.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2240 Sample of powdered human and rodent bones.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2241 Sample of powdered human and rodent bones.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2242.
a
Powdered human bones.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.2243 Burnt human bone.
Between 10001 1800AD
Am1980,Q.22442264
20 sets of skull fragments
Between 100020 1800AD
Am 1980,Q.22652278
13 fragments of mandible
Between 100013 1800AD
Am 1980,Q.2279 group of teeth and fragments of mandible
Am 1980,Q.22802357
77 specimens of human bones
Am, St.401
Mosaic covered human skull otherwise known as the mask of Tezcatlipoca. Made of skull (human),
turqoise, gum, obsidian, shell, pyrites, leather. COMPASS object number: OBJ 2669
Between 10001 1800AD
Between 100077 1800AD
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Acquired in 1897 but from Casas
Grandes Archaeological period
501-1000 therefore pre-hispanic
Mexico , North America , Coll by B
Hertz. Lot 1836, Catalogue of
501-1000 B.Hertz Collection.
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Donated by J Gurdon L Stevenson
Mexico
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
501-1000 Uncertain
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
501-1000 Uncertain
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
501-1000 Uncertain
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
501-1000 Uncertain
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
501-1000 Uncertain
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
Mexico
Purchased from Captain Evan Nepean 1844
New Zealand
Vend: P Whelan 1850
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
New Zealand
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
New Zealand
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
New Zealand
Vend: Miss G E Meinertzhagen, Christy coll. 1895
New Zealand
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1896, Christy Coll
Am1844,0720.12
36
arm bone (not located)
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Oc1850,0206.1
Oc1895,-.396397
Oc1895,-.627
Oc1895,-.628
Oc1895,-.629
Flute made of bone (human?).
1 c1830s
501-1000 Uncertain
Acq: Sth Island , Coll by Lt-Gen
101-250 Augustus W H Meyrick(?)
Implement (?) made of bone (human, thigh?).
Implement (?) made of bone (human, femur).
Implement (?) made of bone (human?).
Implement (?) made of bone (human).
1
1
1
1
c1860s-1870s
c1860s-1870s
c1860s-1870s
c1860s-1870s
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Oc1895,-.630
Specimen of bone (human, skull).
1 Mid-late 19thC
101-250
Oc1895,-.631
Oc1895,-.633634
Specimen of bone (human, cranium).
1 Mid-late 19thC
101-250
Two specimens of bone (human). One apparently part of a cranium.
1 Mid-late 19thC
101-250
Oc1896,-.930
Flute made of bone (human).
1 c.1830s
101-250
Am1844,0720.91
1
Human skull (not located)
Am1844,0720.91
2
Human skull (not located)
Am1844,0702.12
33
Shoulder bone (not located)
Am1844,0702.12
34
leg(?) bone (not located)
Am1844,0702.12
35
leg(?) bone (not located)
New Zealand
Acq: Nth Island , New Zealand
Acq: Nth Island , New Zealand
Acq: Nth Island , New Zealand
Collected by F.H. Meinertzhagen
1866-1881, North Island
Collected by F.H. Meinertzhagen
1866-1881, North Island
Collected by F.H. Meinertzhagen
1866-1881, North Island
Acq: Bay of Islands , North Island ,
New Zealand , Coll by Miss
Sadler/Comdr F W R Sadler/King
Tetoro
Oc1913,0519.1
Preserved human head.
Oc1921,1014.1
Preserved human head.
Oc1922,0607.1
Tiki made of bone (human?), shell (haliotis).
Oc1925,-.46
Preserved human head (tattooed).
Oc1981,Q.1359
Oc.2057a
101-250
Collected by: Dr Rickward,
Collected by: Lord Erskine , New
Zealand
New Zealand
<100
Acq: New Zealand
New Zealand
Don: Miss Bacot, 1913
Purchased from the Treasurer of the Yorkshire Philosophical
Society Museum , 1921
<100
Acq: New Zealand
New Zealand
Don: F O Fisher 1922
<100
Acq: New Zealand
New Zealand
Purchased from: Devizes Museum , Christy coll., 1925
<100
101-250
New Zealand
New Zealand
101-250
101-250
101-250
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Previously in the collection of
Sheffield Museum .
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
unknown
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (Christy coll.), 1882 after
exhange with Sheffield Museum .
Vend: London Missionary Society1911, Christy Col
From: Capt James Cook
1 Pre 20thC
1 Pre 20thC
101-250
101-250
Acq: New Zealand, pre 1896.
Illustrated in Robley, Moko, 1896.
Acq: New Zealand, pre 1896.
New Zealand
New Zealand
Uncertain
Uncertain
1 18thc
101-250
Acq: New Zealand, pre 1896.
Illustrated in Robley, Moko, 1896.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Necklace made of teeth (human), cord (vegetable fibre).
Fish-hook made of bone, with notched barb of shell or human bone.
1 c19thC-early 20th
Probably early
1 20thC
Probably early
1 20thC
Probably early
1 20thC
Original loaned to
1 BM 1980
1 18thC
Oc,+.1998
Oc, LMS .145
Oc,N/N.60
Preserved human head.
Flute made of bone (human?).
Chisel made of bone (human), wood, cord (sinnet).
1 c 19thC
1 c 19thC
1 c 19thC
Oc,NZ.69
Oc,NZ.70
Preserved human head.
Preserved human head.
Oc,NZ.71
Preserved human head made of bone (human), skin (human), hair, teeth.
Tiki, neck ornament made of the top of a human skull carved as a figure. the eyes are inlaid with
haliotis shell. Loop of flax cord.
Tiki, neck ornament made of human skull.
Ear ornament made of nephrite, teeth (human), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), fibre (vegetable), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), cord (vegetable fibre).
Fish-hook made of bone (human).
Fish-hook made of bone (human), cord.
Fish-hook made of bone (human), cord.
Oc,NZ.156
Oc,NZ.157
Oc,NZ.162
Oc,NZ.188
Oc,NZ.189
Oc,NZ.190
Oc,NZ.191
Oc,NZ.192
Oc,NZ.193
Oc,NZ.195
Oc,NZ.196
Oc1944,02.207
As1887,1015.16
8
As1997,Q.280
As1913,-.264
Af1904,1128.5.ac
Af1905,0413.1
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Pre 20thC
Uncertain
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Uncertain
unko
From: Capt James Cook 1753-1801
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
New Zealand
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
acq. Nicobar Islands
Uncertain
acq Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands
Nicobar Islands ( India )
Don: E H man, 1887
Don: E H Man, 1887
Don: E H man, Christy coll., 1913
Fish-hook point made of bone (human).
1 c19thC
Human tooth, encrusted with shell-lime following betel chewing.
Specimen of tooth (with lime encrustation from betel chewing
Human tooth (with lime encrustation from betel chewing).
1 c.200 yrs old
1 c.200 yrs old
1 c.200 yrs old
Necklace made of bone (human, finger).
Juju horn (side-blown) made of ivory, bone (human, cranial), bone (human, facial), leaf.
Skull part used in Juju house. Register: 'Human cranium, both zygomata missing, foramen magnum
broken.'
Skull part used in Juju house. Register: 'Human cranium, fairly perfect.'
Skull part used in Juju house. Register: 'Human cranium, perfect'.
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Northern Nigeria
Uncertain Nigeria , Allabia
Nigeria
Nigeria
Purchased from : Staff-Sgt W Renton 1904
Donated by: Government of South Nigeria 1905
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Nigeria
Uncertain Nigeria
Uncertain Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Govt of South Nigeria 1905
Govt of South Nigeria 1905
Govt of South Nigeria 1905
Af 1906,1017.23 Skull of a tribesman'
Masquerade costume made of cloth (cotton), grass, bronze, skull (human), plaster (?), nuts,
Af1914,0616.28 basketry, fibre (grass).
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Bauchi State, Nigeria
Nigeria
Temple 1906
1 early 20thC
<100
Nigeria, Cross River, Eket
Nigeria
Donated by: P A Talbot 1914
Af1915,1014.1
Af1919,0408.1
1 early 20thC
1 early 20thC
<100
<100
Nigeria (South)
Nigeria, Cross River, Ikom
Nigeria
Nigeria
Donated by: Dr J Crawford Maxwell 1915
Donated by: W H Whitehead 1919
1 early 20thC
<100
Nigeria, Cross River, Ikot Ekpene
Nigeria
Donated by: Herbert E Wilner 1925
1 early 20thC
1 c.early 20thC
<100
<100
Nigeria
Angas
Nigeria
Nigeria
Donated by: Col Gilbert G Feasey
Donated by: W E Nicholson 1938
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Nigeria
Collected by Glendining & Co.,
Uncertain Nigeria
<100
Nigeria, Niger Delta
Tiv (Wukari, Benue )
Uncertain Tiv (Wukari, Benue )
Uncertain Tiv (Wukari, Benue )
Nigeria
Talbot 1950
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria
Don by Wellcome Inst 1954.
Purchased from: King's Lynn Museum
Wukari Native Admin, Abraham 1932
Wukari Native Admin, Abraham 1932
Wukari Native Admin, Abraham 1932
101-250
North America
Donated by A.W. Franks (1896); collected by Rev. W. Hobbes
Af1905,0413.70
Af1905,0413.71
Af1905,0413.72
Af1925,0106.1
Masquerade costume made of string (vegetable fibre), cloth (bark fibre), skull (human), brass, cloth.
Masquerade costume made of string, fibre (grass), skull (human), plaster, eggshell.
Human face-shaped mask made of wood, covered with skin (human ?), with two spiralled animal
horns and with wood pegs representing hair. Painted eyebrows. Wicker base.
Ritual figure made of skull (human; with hair), iron, clay (?), resin (?), seeds, cloth, felt; on incised
bone stand ("whistle", [or imborivungu ?]) ending in resin or clay-covered base with red seeds inset.
Af1927,1108.1
Af1938,1019.1
Trophy skull -painted, partly filled with grass, leaves
Af1950,45.752.a- Two parts of human mandible. Register: 'Broken, larger part containing three left molars and first
b
right premolars.'
Af1954,23.1244.
b-c
Group of two human leg-bones (attached to drum)
Af1957,23.1
Mask made of gourd, leaf (palm), cloth, grass, skulls (monkey, human).
Af 1932,0516.1 Mba Tsav skull preserved after burial, decorated with cloth, beads
Af 1932,0516.2 Mba tsav skull preserved after burial, decorated with clay, wool, seeds iron
Af 1932,0516.3 Mba Tsav skull preserved after burial, decorated with clay, wool, beads
Am1896.1214c
Fragment of a man's skin, attached to a copper spring and bracelet.
1
1
1
1
1
Uncertain
early-mid 20thC
Uncertain
Uncertain
1 19th century(?)
101-250
New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand
Acq: New Zealand , Coll by York
Museum
Qu'apelle Valley, Northern Plains
Am1903. 24
Human skull, modified with red pigment. May have been a trophy head taken by the
Blood/Kainai/Blackfoot.
Human skull, modified with red pigment. May have been a trophy head taken by the
Blood/Kainai/Blackfoot.
Group of charred bones (animal and possibly human)
1 19th century (?)
101-250
Southern Alberta
North America
Purchased from Freeman (1903)
1 19th century(?)
1 19th century
101-250
101-250
Southern Alberta
Quenelle, Fraser River , BC
North America
North America
Purchased from Freeman (1903)
Donated by J. Turner (1905)
Am1911. 121a-c Human tooth made of tooth (human).
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Grand Canyon , Arizona .
North America
Donated by R. Pocock (1911)
Am 1911. 121d-e tooth (human).
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Grand Canyon , Arizona .
North America
Donated by R. Pocock (1911)
1944 Am2. 199
Artificially deformed skull made of skull (human).
1 19th century(?)
101-250
Columbia River , Chinook people(?) North America
1954 Am5. 925
1 19th century (?)
101-250
Fort Pierre
North America
Am1978. Q39
Am1982,4.6
Am1986. Q13
Am1986. Q14
Horse whip or quirt, the shaft of bone [human femur], and whip of skin.
Human scalp mounted on wood ring, bound with quillwork, and with quill decoration; painted red
underneath.
Human hand with metal bangles around the wrist.
Human scalp, painted red inside.
Human scalp, hair partly plaited.
1
1
1
1
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Probably Sloane collection.
Bates Hole, Wyoming (?)
None
None
North America
North America
North America
North America
Am1989,15.63
Am +3587
Group of several dozen human teeth ("worn and diseased").
Painted deer skin face, with a scalp (?) attached.
1 Uncertain
1 19th C?
Uncertain Saint Nicilas Island , California
101-250
North America
North America
Donation (?)
Donated by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Unknown
Unknown
Donated by Natural History Museum (1989); formerly owned
by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum ; collected by A.R.
Sanger
Donated by A.W. Franks (1887).
Am S633
Calcined bones made of bone (possibly human and animal)
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
Am S1073b
Sample of ashes from mound altars.
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
Am S1285
Group of human bones and animal bones.
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
Am S1286
Group of human bones and animal bones
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
Am S1287
Group of human bones and animal bones
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
Am S1288
Group of human bones and animal bones
1 200 BC-AD 600
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
North America
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
1 200 BC-AD 600
1 Later Prehistoric
1 Later Prehistoric
>1000
>1000
>1000
Mounds, Ohio
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
North America
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 Uncertain
Corporal S. Falla, Trucial Oman Scouts, 1962
Am1903. 25
Am 1905. 91
Am S1289
Group of human bones and animal bones
1842 Human bone, skull fragments
1842 Human bone, skull fragments
Pottery jar, bronze pin, beads, 5 bags human bone (skull fragments and femur fragments, 1 bag
mixed human and animal bone (goat, donkey)
1963.1017.4
18th century
19th century (?)
c. 1700-1880
c. 1700-1880
Donated by H. G. Beasley (1944)
Donated by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum ;
Collected by Charles Fitzwilliam (1954)
Purchased from Salisbury , South Wiltshire and Blackmore
Museum (1931); collected by E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis.
To be updated
Skull rack made of wood, with two attached human skulls and two hornbill skulls.
2 20thC? Pre 1978
Uncertain Oman
Oman
Made in Papua New Guinea , Gulf,
Goaribari Island . Previously in coll.
Of Papua New Guinea
Government.
<100
Papua New Guinea
Bracelet made of jawbone (human), seeds, string.
1 c.1840s
101-250
Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Capt Owen Stanley 1851, Coll by HMS Rattlesnake
Bracelet (one of a pair) made of jawbone (human), bones (clavicle), string.
1 c.1840s
101-250
Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Capt Owen Stanley 1851, Coll by HMS Rattlesnake
Bracelet (one of a pair) made of jawbone (human), bones (clavicle), string.
1 c.1840s
101-250
Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Capt Owen Stanley 1851, Coll by HMS Rattlesnake
Neck ornament made of leaves (pandanus), bark, vertebrae (human).
1 c.1840s
101-250
Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Oc1884,0728.30 Mask made of human skull, gum, hair.
Oc1887,0207.17 Breast ornament made of tusks (boar), wood, fur (opossum?), tooth (human), barkcloth, string,
6
feathers.
1 Pre 1883
101-250
New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1 early-mid 1880s
101-250
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Capt Owen Stanley 1851, Coll by HMS Rattlesnake
Don: Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford . 1884 Coll: Hugh
Hastings Romilly.
Don: Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886 ( Queensland
Commissioners) 1887, Coll by H H Romilly
Oc1889,0618.14 Mask made of human skull, gum, human hair, bark, wood
1 Pre 1889
101-250
New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Oc1895,-.1030
Spatula, dagger (?) made of bone (thigh), cane.
1 Pre 1895
101-250
Acq: Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Oc1895,-.1031
Spatula made of bone (thigh).
1 Pre 1895
101-250
Acq: Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Oc1895,-.1032
Oc1897,-.611.a
Spatula made of bone (thigh).
Lime spatula, lime spoon made of bone (human).
1 Pre 1895
1 Pre 1897
101-250
101-250
Acq: Papua New Guinea
Acq: Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Oc1978,Loan01.
1
Oc1851,0103.11
8
Oc1851,0103.11
9.a
Oc1851,0103.11
9.b
Oc1851,0103.12
6
On loan from: Queen Elizabeth II
Don: Miss M.A. North 1889
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1895, Coll by Stevens,
Christy Coll
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1895, Coll by Stevens,
Christy Coll
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1895, Coll by Stevens,
Christy Coll
Vend: H Phillips 1897, Christy Coll
Human skull, with rattan loop.
1 pre 1904
101-250
Skull (found in basket no.955.a) with clay (?), stone (?); with cane suspension loop.
1 pre 1904
101-250
Decorated skull with wood, feathers, seeds (coix), gum (?), leaf (?).
Sorcerer's charm made of human skull, mounted in cane frame, decorated with feathers, wood,
tusks (boar).
1 pre 1904
101-250
1 pre 1904
101-250
Oc1906,1013.93 Human skull, with rattan loop.
1 pre 1904
101-250
Oc1910,-.176
Oc1915,1008.14
1
Oc1915,1008.14
2
Oc1919,-.301
Mask made of human skull, composition, net, hair.
1 Pre 1910
101-250
Collected by Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea ,
Gulf, Goaribari Island
Collected by Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea
Collected by Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea
Collected by Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea
Collected by Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea
Gazelle Peninsula , New Britain ,
Papua New Guinea
Skull trophy with cane, string, fibre (vegetable).
1 pre 1915
101-250
Skull trophy with wood, fibre (leaf), rattan (?).
Human skull (upper part), with cane loop.
1 pre 1915
1 pre 1904
101-250
101-250
Oc1919,1224.1
Prepared skull (with modelled features) with shells (cowrie), hair, clay, seeds (coix), fibre
(vegetable).
1 pre 1916
101-250
Oc1919,0718.17 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie), rattan.
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.18 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie), grass.
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.19 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells.
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.20 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie), grass.
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.21 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie).
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.22 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), wood
Oc1919,0718.2324
Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie), seeds.
1 pre 1919
101-250
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.25 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, hair (human), shells (cowrie).
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.26 Prepared skull (modelled features) clay, hair (human), beads (glass).
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.27 Prepared skull (modelled features) with clay, shell (cowrie).
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1919,0718.46 Armlet made of vertebrae (human), cane.
1 pre 1919
101-250
Oc1924,0611.1
Oc1925.0309.1
Oc1925.0309.2
1 pre 1924
1 Pre 1925
1 Pre 1925
101-250
101-250
101-250
Collected by: Cdr J Jackson, Papua
New Guinea , Augsta River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River (Middle)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Augusta
River or Sepik River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Augusta
River or Sepik River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Augusta
River or Sepik River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , East
Sepik , Malu (near); or Korigo
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Oc1925,0309.16 Necklace made of beads (bone, human?).
1 Pre 1925
101-250
Oc1925,0309.17 Necklace made of beads (bone, human?).
1 Pre 1925
101-250
Oc1925,0309.18 Necklace made of beads (bone, human?).
1 Pre 1925
Oc1925,0309.19 Necklace made of beads (bone, human?).
Oc1925,0309.21 Shield made of skull (human), tusks (pig), wicker, clay, shells (cowrie).
Oc1906,1013.16
07
Oc1906,1013.95
5.b
Oc1906,1013.57
8
Oc1906,1013.26
3
Prepared head (with modelled features) with clay, shell, hair.
Mask made of clay, human skull, bone, tusks cassowary feathers, pearl shell
Mask made of clay, human skull, bone, tusks cassowary feathers, pearl shell
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1906
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1906
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1906
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1906
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof Charles Gabriel Seligman, 1906
Don: Dr Arthur Willey (Zoological Dept, McGill University ,
Montreal . Christy Collection.
Acq: PNG (West)
Papua New Guinea
Don: E L Gruning, 1915
Acq: PNG
Acq: Papua New Guinea (south)
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: E L Gruning, 1915
Capt F R Barton; Christy Collection, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Don: C Stewart MacKay, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Vend: R H Streeten, 1919
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: R A Prescott , 1924
Don: Schreiber.
Don: Schreiber.
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Schreiber.
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Schreiber.
101-250
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Schreiber.
1 Pre 1925
101-250
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Schreiber.
1 Pre 1925
101-250
Sepik River , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Schreiber.
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Murray
Lake (district); or Fly River
Papua New Guinea
Don: Miss B Grimshaw, 1927
Papua New Guinea
Don: Miss Hirst, 1928
Papua New Guinea
Don: Capt F C Bradley, 1934
Coll: Wanderer voyage (1880-1) Don Mrs Harry G Beasley
Acq 1944
Oc1927,0407.1
Human head ("probably trophy"), stuffed and painted; lower mandible hanging at neck; grass
bunches suspended either side.
1 pre 1927
101-250
Oc1928,0514.1
Human skull (with three pendant ovulum ovum shells when acquired; shells no longer present).
1 pre 1928
101-250
Oc1934,1203.1 Preserved human trophy head (stuffed), with grass tassel ear-rings.
Mask made of the front and jaws of a human skull, features modelled in clay and painted red, white,
Oc1944,02.1813 black.
1
1 Pre 1881
1931 101-250
101-250
Oc1944,02.1858 Charm made of jaw (human), wood, string (vegetable fibre).
1 late 19thC
101-250
Collected by: Maj Bartlett, PNG
Acq; Western Province ( Papua
New Guinea ), Suki Creek or Fly
Creek
New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Acq: Admiralty Islands , Bismark
Archipelago , Papua New Guinea ,
Register information: 'J.Weisser
1883'
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
101-250
Oc1944,02.2029 Dagger made of bone (human), gum, shell (?), cord.
1 late 19thC
possibly early
1 20thC
Oc1944,02.1990 Prepared skull (with modelled features)with shells (cone), string (human hair), rattan.
1 pre 1930
<100
Oc1944,02.1989 Prepared skull (with modelled features) with shells (cowrie), rattan.
1 pre 1932
<100
Oc1944,02.1949 Decorated skull with seeds (coix), gum, wood, fibre (vegetable), cane.
1 pre 1940
<100
Oc1944,02.1939 Skull (with modelled features) with shell (cowrie), wood, feathers, shells (nassa), fibre (vegetable).
1 pre 1940
<100
Oc1944,02.1938 Skull (with modelled features) with gum, wood, shells, seeds (coix).
Oc1944,02.1937.
a
Decorated skull with seeds (coix), gum, seed cases.
1 pre 1904
101-250
1 pre 1940
<100
Acq: Hermit Islands , Bismark
Archipelago , Papua New Guinea ,
Register information: 'J.Weisser
1883'
Acq: Aitape (coast), Sandaun ,
Papua New Guinea
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Sepik
River
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Gulf,
Giwari-Tore
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Purari
River (Delta)
Collected: Cooke-Daniels
Expedition, Papua New Guinea ,
Purari River (Delta)
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Purari
River (Delta)
1 pre 1940
<100
1 pre 1944
<100
3 pre 1931
<100
Oc1944,02.1879 Charm made of jaw (human), mandible (human), wood, string, hair (human), vertebrae.
Decorated skull (with modelled features) with gum (?), shells (cone), opercula (?), shell (?), fibre
Oc1944,02.1806 (vegetable).
Oc1944,02.1796 Human skull, in container made of wood, coconut fibre, vegetable fibre.
Oc1944,02.1251. Three skulls, coloured orange-yellow with two black longitudinal stripes, resting on bed of vegetable
a-c
fibre and barkcloth.
<100
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Acq; Papua New Guinea , Bismarck
Archipelago , New Ireland (I)
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Oc1964,03.396
Charm made of bone (human skull fragment).
1 c. early 1960s
<100
Oc1964,03.397
Charm made of bone (human skull fragment).
1 c. early 1960s
<100
Oc1971,03.3
Harpoon made of wood, bone (human?), rattan, cord (vegetable fibre).
1 Pre 1971
<100
Oc1978,Q.482
Armlet made of jawbone (human), fibre (vegetable).
1 late 19thC
101-250
Oc1980,Q.112
Ornament, rattle made of shell, jawbone (human ?), string, seeds, seedcases, fibre (vegetable).
1 Pre 1881
101-250
Oc1980,Q.225
Armlet made of jawbone (human), mandible (human), fibre (vegetable).
1 19thC or 20thC
101-250
Oc.5395
Armlet made of jaw (human), clavicle (human), twine, seeds.
1 c1846-1850
101-250
Oc.9808
Armlet, bracelet made of jaw (human), seeds, rattan, shell (cowrie).
1 Pre 1876
101-250
Oc.9821
Necklace, ornament made of teeth (human), beads (shell), fibre (vegetable).
1 Pre 1876
101-250
Oc,+.296
Charm made of bone (humerus, human), gum, beads (shell), feathers (eagle).
1 pre 1877
101-250
Acq: Solomon Islands
Acq: Solomon Islands , Santa Cruz
Islands , Temotu
Collected by: J H Holmes, PNG ,
Gulf
Collected by: J H Holmes, PNG ,
Gulf
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by J
H Holmes
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by J
H Holmes
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by J
H Holmes
Acq. PNG , Gulf
Acq. PNG , Gulf
Acq. PNG , Gulf
New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Acq: Namindumavip, Telefomin,
Sandaun, PNG
Broselavip, Telefomin, Sandaun,
PNG
Acq: Aorket (?), Asmat, Irian Jaya,
PNG
Acq: Joannet Island , Louisiade
Archipelago, Massim, Milne Bay ,
PNG , Coll by H O Forbes
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by
Rev S Macfarlane/Gerrard
Acq: Massim, Milne Bay , Papua
New Guinea
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by
HMS Rattlesnake, Registration
information: 'Presented by Prof. T.
Huxley F.R.S. Apr. 29. 1869.
Obtained by him during the
surveying voy. of H.M.S.
Rattlesnake 1846-50.'
Acq: Huon Gulf ?, Morobe , Papua
New Guinea , Coll by Dr Peter
Comrie
Acq: Papua New Guinea , Coll by
Dr Peter Comrie
Acq: Admiralty Islands , Bismark
Archipelago , Papua New Guinea
Oc,+.706
Charm, neck ornament made of bone (humerus, human), feathers (eagle), fibre (vegetable).
1 Pre 1877
101-250
Acq: Admiralty Islands , Bismark
Archipelago , Papua New Guinea ,
Coll by HMS Challenger Expedition Papua New Guinea
Oc1951,07.111
skull with string, grass.
1 pre 1900
101-250
Oc1951,07.110
Skull (incised decoration on forehead) with string, rattan, seeds.
1 pre 1900
101-250
Oc1951,07.180
Dagger made of bone (femur, human), teeth, gum.
1 pre 1900
101-250
Oc1951,07.181
Dagger made of bone (femur, human), teeth, gum, rattan.
1 pre 1900
101-250
Oc1951,07.182
Oc1954,06.94.b
Oc1954,06.94.a
Oc1954,06.93
Oc1955,04.1
Dagger made of bone (human), cane, teeth, gum.
trophy: top part of human skull
Skull trophy with rattan. Incised zigzag on forehead.
Skull trophy, rattan. Crocodile/lizard incised on top
Mask made of skull, jaw, gum(?), wood, fibre, opercula shell
1
1
1
1
1
101-250
<100
<100
<100
<100
pre 1900
pre 1954
pre 1954
pre 1954
Pre 1955
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Mrs E W Sexton, 1951
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Mrs E W Sexton, 1951
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Mrs E W Sexton, 1951
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Mrs E W Sexton, 1951
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Mrs E W Sexton, 1951
Don: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1954
Don: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1954
Don: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1954
Purchased from Sotheby's (New Bond St London ) 1955
Papua New Guinea
Vend: British Museum Expedition 1964
Papua New Guinea
Vend: British Museum Expedition 1964
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Fundwi-Asmat Handicrafts Project 1971
Papua New Guinea
From: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1881
Papua New Guinea
unknown
Papua New Guinea
Don: Prof T huxley 1869, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augusus Wollaston Franks 1876, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augusus Wollaston Franks 1876, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: H N Moseley 1877, Christy Coll
Don: Sir Wyville Thomson 1878, Christy Coll
Oc,+.760
Charm made of bone (humerus, human), rattan, cord, shell, beads (seed).
1 Pre 1877
101-250
Oc,+.2166
Spear made of wood, bone (human), shells (cowrie), leaf.
1 Pre 1882
101-250
Oc,+.2167
Spear made of wood (palm), fibre (vegetable), ochre, bone (human), shells (cowrie).
1 Pre 1882
101-250
Oc,+.6942
Trophy skull made of skull (human).
1 pre 1893
101-250
Oc,+.6941
Trophy skull made of skull (human), rush, cord (rush).
1 pre 1893
101-250
Oc,+.5641
Human skull (upper part), oblong design scratched on forehead; with rattan loop.
1 pre 1891
101-250
Oc,+.1671
Mask made of human skull, gum, fibre, wood
1 Pre 1883
101-250
Oc,M.297
False teeth (set of) made of teeth (human), resin.
1 Pre 1918
101-250
Oc,M.499
Human jawbone (with vegetable fibre twine), used as mourning ornament.
1 pre 1918
101-250
Oc,M.501
Varnished human jawbone (with vegetable fibre twine), used as mourning ornament.
1 pre 1918
101-250
Oc,M.500
Oc1902,-.188
Human jawbone, used as mourning ornament.
Human skull (smoked), jaws fastened with rattan; with string attached.
101-250
101-250
Am1906,1029.1
Mummy of baby with cloth
1 pre 1918
1 pre 1902
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
1800-1900AD
(younger than 200
1 yrs).
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Am1909,1207.25
9a
Female human mummy with feather headdress
Am
1909,1207.259b Human baby mummy
Am1909,1207.26
0
Human child mummy
Am1910,1010.1a Human mummy
Am1910,1010.2a Human mummy
Am1921,1025.87
a-e
Group of 5 human teeth
Am1944,02.389
Trepanned human skull
Am1944,02 390ab
Artificially deformed human skull and a mandible
Am1976,08.1a-b Artificially deformed human skull and a human jaw bone
Am1976,08.2
upper jaw bone
Am1976,08.3aau
47 human teeth
Acq: Admiralty Islands , Bismark
Archipelago , Papua New Guinea ,
Coll by HMS Challenger Expedition
Acq: New Britain , Papua New
Guinea , Coll by Edward Gerrard &
Sons
Acq: New Britain , Papua New
Guinea , Coll by Edward Gerrard &
Sons
Acq: PNG (West) ;previously in
collection of: Stevens Auction
Rooms
Acq: PNG (West) ;previously in
collection of: Stevens Auction
Rooms
Collected by: Government of
Victoria, PNG
Papua New Guinea
Don: H N Moseley 1878, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1882, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1882, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Christy Collection, 1893
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Christy Collection, 1893
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Christy Collection, 1891
Don: Augustus Wollaston Franks. 1883 Coll: Rowland Ward.
Christy collection.
Papua New Guinea
Vend: Christy Fund 1922, Christy Coll
Papua New Guinea
Purchased from Christy Fund, 1922
Papua New Guinea
Purchased from Christy Fund, 1922
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Purchased from Christy Fund, 1922
Don: Maj-Gen J B Sterling , Christy coll. 1902
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Donated by Beville Stanier 1906
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Collected by Charles Smith and donated by Lady Gilbert 1909
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Collected by Charles Smith and donated by Lady Gilbert 1909
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Collected by Charles Smith and donated by Lady Gilbert 1909
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Donated by Captain J H Gronow 1911
501-1000 Uncertain
Peru
Donated by Captain J H Gronow 1911
101-250
Peru
Donated by Colonel F H Ward 1921
501-1000 Acquired in 1944
Peru
Donated by Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
501-1000 Acquired in 1944
Peru
Donated by Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
501-1000 Donated By Mrs P Wolterton
Peru
Uncertain
501-1000 Donated By Mrs P Wolterton
Peru
Uncertain
501-1000 Donated By Mrs P Wolterton
Peru
Uncertain
New Britain , Papua New Guinea
Acq: Trobriand Islands , Massim,
Milne Bay , Papua New Guinea ,
Coll by Dr Bronislaw Malinowski
Collected by: Dr Bronislaw
Malinowski, Papua New Guinea ,
Milne Bay , Massim, Trobriand
Islands
Collected by: Dr Bronislaw
Malinowski, Papua New Guinea ,
Milne Bay , Massim, Trobriand
Islands
Collected by: Dr Bronislaw
Malinowski, Papua New Guinea ,
Milne Bay , Massim, Trobriand
Islands
acq: PNG
Uncertain
Am1997,Q.1085 Mummy; in bundle wrapped in woven textile, with separate leg bone (unwrapped)
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Could be 1000+
years or between
1 1000-1800AD
Af1951,12.178.b Rib-bone, part of charm. Rib-bone tied to rest of charm with string.
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Republic of Benin , Baname
Peru
Republic of Benin ,
Baname
Af1954,23.394.i
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Uncertain Republic of Benin , Nigeria
Collected by Foster , Nigeria , Delta
Uncertain , Benin ( Nigeria )
Collected by Foster , Nigeria , Delta
Uncertain , Benin ( Nigeria )
Collected by Foster , Nigeria , Delta
Uncertain , Benin ( Nigeria )
Republic of Benin , Nigeria Nevins;
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Republic of Benin , Nigeria 1954
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Republic of Benin , Nigeria 1954
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Republic of Benin , Nigeria 1954
1 Uncertain
1 Finno-Ugrian
1 Finno-Ugrian
Uncertain Republic of Benin , Nigeria
>1000
Krasnoslobodsk;Efaevo
>1000
Krasnoslobodsk;Efaevo
Republic of Benin , Nigeria Nevins;
Russia
To be updated
Russia
To be updated
Am1980,Q.4577 Human (?) hand from mummy, wrapped in cotton cloth, with twine binding.
Am1986,Q.581
Human mummy, with cloth, cord.
Am1986,Q.582
Human mummy (adult), with cloth, cord.
Am1986,Q.583
Human mummy (child), with cloth.
Am1986,Q.584
Human mummy (child), with cloth, twine.
Am,+.7486
Tuft of human hair with piece of scalp attached.
Am1997,Q.1048 Mummy hand; shrivelled and loosely clenched
Am1997,Q.1049 Mummy hand and forearm; blackened.
Am1997,Q.1057 Mummy in bundle; wrapped in woven textiles.
Am1997,Q.1067 Mummy; wrapped in textile bundle.
Mummy; wrapped in textile bundle with some loose bones; with additional grave offerings including
Am1997,Q.1069 woven bag.
Am1997,Q.1074 Mummy; in bundle, wrapped in textiles.
Am1997,Q.1083 Child mummy, in bundle
Tooth – part of divination equipment?
Af1954,23.396
Necklace (?) made of teeth (human), fibre (vegetable).
1 Uncertain
Af1954,23.397
Necklace (?) made of teeth (human), fibre (vegetable).
1 Uncertain
Af1954,23.398
Necklace (?) made of teeth (human), fibre (vegetable).
Af1954,23.780.m Molar - originally contained in mask 780.a
1905 Bronze rings and wood fragments from human hair tresses.
1905 Human hair as part of other object
Fifteen tattooing implements (7 complete, 8 incomplete) made of reed, human bone (?), coir,
tortoise-shell.
Oc.7963.b
501-1000 Peru , South America
Peru
Uncertain
501-1000 Ancon, Lima , Peru
Peru
Don: Earl of Dudley (?)
501-1000 Ancon, Lima , Peru
Peru
Don: Earl of Dudley (?)
501-1000 Peru (?)
Peru
Uncertain
501-1000 Ancon, Lima , Peru
Peru
Don: Earl of Dudley (?)
501-1000 Peru , Coll by E H Giglioli
Peru
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1892, Christy Coll
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
501-1000 Peru
Edward Whymper, 1897
Fagg 1951
15 Pre 1871
101-250
Acq: Samoa , Coll by Cole
Samoa
Don: Sir Augusus Wollaston Franks 1871, Christy Coll
Oc1888,0416.11 Necklace made of teeth (human), teeth (porpoise), seeds.
1 Pre 1888
101-250
Solomon Islands
Don: G F Sherwood 1888
Oc1900,1008.6 Charm made of human hair (?), human teeth (?).
Oc1904,0621.13.
a&b
Chief's skull (human, male) (b), in container in the form of a model fish (a)
1 Pre 1900
101-250
Solomon Islands
Don: C M Woodford 1900
1 before 1893
101-250
Oc1915,-.52
Spear-head made of bone (femur, human).
Group of three human skulls, all damaged, coloured orange-yellow with two black longitudinal
Oc1944,02.1251. stripes; resting on a bed of vegetable fibre, below which is a folded sheet of barkcloth; eye and nasal
orifices filled with vegetable fibre.
a-c
1 Pre 1915
101-250
Solomon Islands
Acq: Roviana Lagoon, New
Georgis, New Georgian Islands ,
Solomon Islands
Adm Davis, HMS Royalist, Solomon
Islands , Santa Ana
Acq: Marovo Lagoon, Ne Georgia
Islands , Solomon Islands
3 early 20thC
<100
Oc1944,02.1345 Charm made of dried skin (human, "vagina"; with dried flesh, and hair), with vegetable fibre string.
1 early 20thC
<100
Solomon Islands
Edward Gerrard, 1904
Solomon Islands
Vend: C M Woodford 1915, Christy Coll
Acq: Temotu, Santa Cruz Islands ,
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944, Beasley collection number
2645
Acq: Malaia , Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley, 1944
Oc1944,02.1756 Charm made of fibre (vegetable), shell, bone (human).
1 early 20thC
<100
Oc1944,02.1757 Charm made of rattan, shell, beads (shell), bone (human).
Oc1944,02.1758.
a-o
Ring (bundle of 15) made of bone (human).
1 early 20thC
<100
1 early 20thC
<100
Oc.6574
Spear made of wood, bone (human?), gum (buri nut).
1 c1865
101-250
Oc.6575
Oc.9140
Oc,+.4923
Group of seven arrows made of reed, wood, with human bone points.
Oc,+.4924
Group of fourteen arrows made of cane, wood, with human bone points.
Oc,+.4925.a-m
Af1910,0415.2.fg
Af1910,0415.2.hj
Af1910,0415.3.af
Arrow made of cane, wood, bone (human), pigment.
1 c1865
1 Pre 1875
Late 19thC, pre
1 1890
Late 19thC, pre
1 1890
Late 19thC, pre
1 1890
Late 19thC, pre
1 1890
Late 19thC, pre
1 1890
101-250
101-250
Oc,+.4922
Spear made of wood (coconut?), bone (human?), gum (buri nut?).
Necklace made of teeth (human), beads.
Group of thirteen arrows comprising reed shafts, with carved wood heads tipped with human bone
and coloured red, black and white.
Group of eighteen arrows comprising reed shafts, with wood heads tipped with human bone and
coloured red, black and white.
Divining bone made of bone (ankle), wire (brass).
1
Divining bone made of bone (ankle).
Divining bone made of bone (ankle).
Oc,+.4921.a-m
Af.6127.b-g
Divining counter made of bone (ankle?).
Af1896,-.743.d-e Knuckle-bone charm attached to thong.
1937 Reliquary containing some relics.
1937 Reliquary containing some relics.
Af1929,0107.5
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Acq: Solomon Islands , Coll by L P
Robin
Acq: Solomon Islands , Coll by L P
Robin
Acq: Solomon Islands , Coll by L P
Robin
Acq: Florida Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Florida Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Solomon Islands
Acq: Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon
Islands
Acq: Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon
Islands
Solomon Islands
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
Solomon Islands
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
Solomon Islands
Don: Mrs Harry G Beasley 1944
Solomon Islands
Don: Julius L Brenchley 1870, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Don: Julius L Brenchley 1870, Christy Coll
Don: Sir Augusus Wollaston Franks 1875, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Don: A Lister-Kaye 1890, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Don: A Lister-Kaye 1890, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Don: A Lister-Kaye 1890, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Don: A Lister-Kaye 1890, Christy Coll
Solomon Islands
Don: A Lister-Kaye 1890, Christy Coll
South Africa
South Africa
Donated by: H W Garbutt 1910
1
South Africa
South Africa
Donated by: H W Garbutt 1910
1
South Africa
South Africa
Donated by: H W Garbutt 1910
101-250
1 19thC (pre 1870)
101-250
1
1 17C
1 17C
251-500
251-500
Collected by: Rev Frederick
Ellenberger. Lesotho ; South Africa South Africa
Collected by: Rev Dr William
Sparrow Simpson
South Africa
Spain
Uncertain
Spain
<100
>1000
>1000
>1000
Sudan
Sahaba
Tushka
Amri Nasser
Sudan
Sudan
Sudan
Sudan
Ivanow 1929
Donation-Wendorf
Donation-Wendorf
NCAM*
>1000
et-Tereif
Freida
Kawa
Kawa
Sudan
Excavation
>1000
>1000
Sudan
Sudan
Excavation
Excavation
>1000
>1000
>1000
Gabati
R12, Kawa
Kurgus
Sudan
Sudan
Sudan
Excavation
Excavation
Excavation
Soba
Basel
Basel
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti , Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti, Society Islands
Acq: Tahiti, Society Islands
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Sudan
Switzerlland
Switzerlland
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tahiti
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
To be updated
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
purchase Mrs Combes
purchase Miss Shervinton
gift Miss Lumsden
gift Sir Chas. Alfred Bell
purchase RH Wade
gift AW Franks
gift Louis King
gift Louis King
gift Mrs Margaret Lewin
gift Miss Lumsden
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
Scab, khaksar? insignia (Haidart?) made of skin (human); with paper wrapping and inscription.
Skeletons
Skeletons
Skeletons
1
61
14
10
Unregistered
Skeletons
85
Unregistered
Unregistered
Skeletons
Skeletons
65
21
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Skeletons
Skeletons
Skeletons
196
179
16
Unregistered
1850
1850
Oc.2061
Oc.2062
Oc.2063
Oc.2064
Oc.2065
Oc.2066
Oc.2067
Oc.2069
1902.2-8.1
1913.7-18.1
1930.7-5.1
1933.5-8.35
1931.11-24.1a
1894.3-10.81
1921.2-19.15
1921.2-19.16
1925.3-13.10
1930.7-5.2
1992.12-14.80
1992.12-14.81
Skeletons
Relics; wood and bone; found in the head reliquary of St Eustace.
Relics; wood and bone; found in the head reliquary of St Eustace.
Tattooing instrument made of wood, bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of wood, bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of wood (?), bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of bamboo (?), bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of wood (?), bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of wood, bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of wood, bone (human), fibre (vegetable).
Tattooing instrument made of bone (human), bamboo (rind), fibre (vegetable).
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
kapala (ritual skull cup)
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
human thigh bone trumpet
66
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
early 20thC
10,000 BC
10,000 BC
200 BC
2200 BC800 AD
22001750 BC
350 BC
350 BCAD 550
4,000 BC
400 BC
AD 500-
Uncertain
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
Pre 1860s
19th C
19th C
19th C
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
1400 >1000
501-1000
501-1000
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Donated by: Miss Powles. Christy Coll. 1870
Donated by: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1896
To be updated
Excavation
1846.1-4.1
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1883.10-27.1
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1887.5-18.1
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1894.3-10.80
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1905.5-19.82
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1905.5-19.83
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1926.12-9.1
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1992.12-14.70
kapala (ritual skull cup)
1880.362 damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1880.363 damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1880.2476 damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1915.10-8.145
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1919-473
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1927.11-9.3
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1933.5-8.6
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1934.3-14.1
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1992.12-1482
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1992.12-14.83
damaru (double-headed skull drum)
1880.1069 shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1880.1077 shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1880.1078 shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1895.2-9.14
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1905.5-19.105
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1905.5-19.106
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1906.7-18.1-4
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1911.6-16.1-5
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1930.3-6.1
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1933.5-8.65-67 shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone, whole or part)
1992.12-14.87 (af)
shanmudra (shaman's apron in human bone) with crown , pendants and armbands
2003.9-29.1
shanmudra (human bone apron) with necklace, armlets, etc
As1979,16.24.a Bowl (with base) made of brass, bone (human skull).
As1979,16.24.a Bowl (with base) made of brass, bone (human skull).
Oc.2059
Tattooing instrument made of bone (human), reed, bone (whale?), fibre (coconut).
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
19thC
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
101-250
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
trans. Nat.Hist
gift Edwd. Gilbertson
gift SW Bushell
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
purchase Lord Fenton
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
gift AH Smith?
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
gift Christy Coll'n
Purchase A Stevens
gift Sir Chas. Alfred Bell
gift A Pierce, A Archer
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
gift AW Franks
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
gift Sir Robt Gregg
gift Sir Chas. Alfred Bell
1
1
1
1
1
19thC
19thC
c. 1800 AD
c.200 yrs old
Pre 1860s
101-250
101-250
101-250
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tibet
Tonga
gift Schmitt-Meade coll'n
bequest Miss M Lower
Don: Miss L M McMorran 1979
Don: Miss L M McMorran 1979
Don: Henry Christy 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Oc,89+.96
Human skull used in divination, with wood, pearl-shell, beeswax, beads, cord, cloth.
1 pre 1888
101-250
Tibet/Nepal
Tibet/Nepal
Acq Tibet
Acq Tibet
Acq: Tonga
Acq: Mount Ernest Island , Torres
Strait
Torres Strait Islands
Oc,89+.97
Human skull used in divination, with pearl-shell, beeswax, wood, cane.
1 pre 1888
101-250
Torres Strait Islands
Don: Prof A C Haddon, Christy coll., 1889
Don: Prof A C Haddon, Christy coll., 1889 [But Haddon TSI
expedition was 1898]
1 late 19thC
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Phoenician/Punic
1 (750-146 BC)
Late Bronze Age
1 (1500-1200 BC)
Late Bronze Age
4 (1500-1200 BC)
3rd to the 6th
century AD (Pre3 Islamic)
3rd to the 6th
century AD (Pre2 Islamic)
3rd to the 6th
century AD (Pre1 Islamic)
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
101-250
acq Mer (( Murray Island )
Acq: Torres Strait Islands/Papua
New Guinea ? Coll be Rev S
Macfarlane?
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
Oc,N/N.148
1922.0407.3
1927.0108.1
1927.0108.2
1927.0108.3
1927.0108.4
1927.0108.5
1927.0108.6
1938.0108.113
1951.0102.59
Breast ornament made of jawbone (human), shell (ovulum ovum), seeds (coix), seed pods. { no
longer in collection.]
Red clay pottery burial urn; no neck; 2 handles; wider below junction of handles with body; contains
bones of children dedicated to the goddess Tanit; in good condition.
Two handled, plain buff pottery burial urn with ovoid body and painted decoration; contains bones of
children dedicated to the goddess Tanit.
Two handled, plain buff pottery burial urn with bulbous body; contains bones of children dedicated to
the goddess Tanit.
Two handled, plain, buff pottery burial urn with a large neck and painted bands; contains bones and
pottery fragments.
Two handled, plain, buff pottery burial-urn with ovoid body; contains bones and pottery fragments.
Single handled, plain buff, long necked pottery burial urn with an ovoid body and painted bands;
contains bones of children dedicated to the goddess Tanit.
Two handled plain buff pottery burial urn with painted band decoration; contains bones of children
dedicated to the goddess Tanit.
Finger bone associated with gold finger ring; from a group of delicately worked jewellery.
Part A: Human skull and bones; Part B: Human skull; Part C: Two human skulls; Part D: Jaw-bones
and skull (?) of sheep/goat (?).
Approximately 3 individuals represented by skulls and long bones. and Chester .
Disarticulated remains of 2 individuals
Miscellaneous fragments of human bone - yet to be fully identified.
Bone fragments (x2), possibly of upper palate; also tooth.
1891 Human bone - finger bone
1891 Human bone - finger bone
1891 Human bone - finger bone
101-250
Torres Strait Islands/Papua
New Guinea
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
Donated by Miss Hearne, 1922
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
Donated by Harden and French Archaeological Authority in
Tunisia , 1927
>1000
Tell Atchana
Turkey
Leonard Woolley, 1938
>1000
Tell Atchana
Turkey
Leonard Woolley, 1951
>1000
Merv
Turkmenistan
St John Simpson
>1000
Merv
Turkmenistan
St John Simpson
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Merv
Sleaford
Kempston
Kempston
Kempston
Turkmenistan
UK
UK
UK
UK
St John Simpson
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
>1000
Tanit Precinct
Tunisia
Human Bone - lower jaw and teeth
1927 Human Bone - partial skeleton
Human Bone - partial skeleton
1875 Human Bone - phalange
Human bone? - 2 frgs
1970 Human Cremated Bone
Human cremated bone in pot
1862 Human cremated bone.
1862 Human cremated bone.
1856 Human cremation
1871 Human cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1880 Human Cremation
1880 Human Cremation
1882 Human Cremation
1882 Human Cremation
1883 Human Cremation
Human cremated bone in pot
1853 Human cremation in Pot
1963 Human Remains - 9 instances of cremated and non-cremated remains from burials
Unregistered
Human skeletons
Unregistered
Human skeletons
1975 Complete human skeleton.
1880 Human cremated bone.
1873 Human cremated bone.
1892 Human cremated bone.
Unregistered
Human cremation
Unregistered
Human? metacarpal
Human bone; calcaneum.
Human bone; sacrum.
Human cremated bone
Human cremated bone
1935 Human cremated bone in pot
1891 Human cremated bones and associated objects
1976 Human bone - 1 molar and 1 vertebra fragment
1987 Complete or partial burials
1986 Complete or partial burials
1975 Complete and partial skeletons
1976 Complete and partial skeletons
1978 Complete and partial skeletons
1985 Complete or partial skeletons
1916 Human bone ?
1985 Human cranium, in two pieces.
1967 Human cremation
1923 Human cremations
1976 Excavated cremations
Unregistered
Human Cremations
Unregistered
Human mandible fragment
Unreg???
Lindow III - Partial Remains of 1 or more Bog Bodies
1984 Lindow Man - Bog Body
Unregistered
Human Cremations
1960 Human bone - skull fragment x12.
1989 Human Bone - 3 groups
1982
1940
1940
1940
1887
1940
1872
1872
1876
1892
1893
Human bone - 6 groups
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - mandible fragment.
Human bones
Human bones - x3 boxes.
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone.
Human cremated bone.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
393
43
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
2
208
30
64
8
1
1
1
1
417
2
1
1
1
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Germanic
Germanic
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age, Roman,
1008 Anglo-Saxon
Iron Age/Romano1 British
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Caenby
Wrotham
Wrotham
Long Wittenham
Whitby
Mucking
Wadringfield?
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Shropham
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Cambridge
Cambridge
Great Addington
North Elmham
Fakenham
Loveden Hill
St Peters Tip
Garton Station
Barnack
Luxford Lake
Cold Eaton
Roke Down
Hitter Hill Barrow
Heathery Burn Cave
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Hamburg
Storem
King Harry Lane
Kirkburn
Garton Station
Rudston
Rudston
Burton Flemming
Garton Station
Glastonbury Lake Village
Lindow Moss
Panshanger Estate
Swarling
King Harry Lane Cemetery
Alkam
Little Woodbury, Area 10 Pit 97
Lindow Moss
Lindow Moss
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
uk
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Mucking
UK
To be updated
>1000
Hod Hill
UK
To be updated
Sharpe Howes II
UK
To be updated
Cottam
Langton Maltravers
Langton Maltravers
Minnis Bay
Colwinston
Kinson
Ashford
Ashford
Antrim
Keyneston
Down
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
Late Neolithic/Early
1 Bronze Age
>1000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Late Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
1851
1853
1936
1940
Unregistered
Unregistered
1935
Unregistered
1981
Unregistered
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation (1 box)
Human cremation (1 box)
Human cremation 4 fragments
Human cremation x1 box
Human cremations x5 bags.
Human molar
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
1939
Unregistered
1930
1935
Unregistered
1873
Unregistered
Human skeleton (4 boxes)
Human skull
Human Skull frontal
Human thumb fragment
Human x59
Human x8 bag
Human x9
Human bone - wrist bone
Human Bone (23 Groups or individual bones)
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - radius?.
Human Bone (5 groups)
Human Cremation
Human skeleton frags x10
1985 Groups of human bone (including 1 cremation)
1982 Complere or partial burials
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
23
1
1
5
1
1
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Medieval
NEO / BA
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Viking
Viking
Viking;Celtic
12
6
1983 Complete or partial burials
7
1834 Human bone fragments originally contained in urn
1
1972 Human Cremated Bone
6
1873 Human cremated bone.
1
1873 Human cremated bone.
1
1893 Human cremated bone.
1
1988 Excavated cremations
1982 Human bone - 1 bag.
1989 Human Bone
Unregistered
Human bone (inc 2 skulls)
1882 Human bones
1994 Human bones from 3 inhumations and 33 cremations
1879 Human cremated bone (1 bag).
162
1
17
2
7
36
1
Unregistered
Human skull + box x2
2
Unregistered
1852
1960
1870
1853
1912
1853
1883
1856
1870
Unregistered
1891
1894
1895
Human ulna
Human bone, finger.
Human Bones - pelvis mandible longbone.
Human bones, two.
Human cremated Bone fragments and pottery sherds
Human cremated bone in pot
Human cremation and associated Glass cinerary urn
Human cremation and associated Glass cinerary urn
Human cremation from cinerary urn.
Human cremation in Dark grey pottery urn with lid
Infant Remains 6 deposits - Stonea Grange
Human bone
Human cremated bone and associated objects
Human bone skull
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Port Dafarch
Mount Caburn
Gloucester
Redhill
Oxsettle Bottom
Oxsettle Bottom?
Ewelme
Normandy Down?
Aston
No Provenance
Grimes Graves (Mercer's
Excavation)
>1000
>1000
Ramenham
>1000
Pickering Moor
>1000
Lindow Moss
>1000
Arbor Low
>1000
Folkton BB245
>1000
Arbor Low
501-1000 Stockbridge Down
>1000
Runnymede Bridge
>1000
Bisley
>1000
Giants Hills long barrow
>1000
Staines Causeway Enclosure
>1000
Rodmartin
>1000
Etton Graves 1-10
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Pockley Barrow 2
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cottam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cottam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Ynys Bronwen
UK
To be updated
>1000
Sawdon Moor
UK
To be updated
>1000
Bratton Long Barrow
UK
To be updated
>1000
Bratton Long Barrow
UK
To be updated
>1000
Kempston
UK
To be updated
>1000
Kalis Corner
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cowlam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cowlam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Eynesbury Ring Ditch
UK
To be updated
>1000
Brading Down Tumulus
UK
To be updated
>1000
Shorncote Quarry
UK
To be updated
>1000
England
UK
To be updated
>1000
Folkton BB245
UK
To be updated
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Arbor Low
Colchester
Hod Hill
Colchester
Harwich
Hoo Ness
Messing
Brickfield
Mansell Street
Colchester
Stonea Grange
Lilleberre (archaic)
Villa Farm
Ardvouray
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
uk
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
1891 Human bone.
1891 Human bone skull fragment.
1963 Human Cremated Bone?
Human Teeth - 5 teeth from burial
Reliquary containing relics of bone and horn, including St Ninian, the Apostle of Cumberland and
1946 Galloway .
Bone fragments (x2), possibly of upper palate; also tooth.
1891 Human bone - finger bone
1891 Human bone - finger bone
1891 Human bone - finger bone
Human Bone - lower jaw and teeth
1927 Human Bone - partial skeleton
Human Bone - partial skeleton
1875 Human Bone - phalange
Human bone? - 2 frgs
1970 Human Cremated Bone
Human cremated bone in pot
1862 Human cremated bone.
1862 Human cremated bone.
1856 Human cremation
1871 Human cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1875 Human Cremation
1880 Human Cremation
1880 Human Cremation
1882 Human Cremation
1882 Human Cremation
1883 Human Cremation
Human cremated bone in pot
1853 Human cremation in Pot
1963 Human Remains - 9 instances of cremated and non-cremated remains from burials
Unregistered
Human skeletons
Unregistered
Human skeletons
1975 Complete human skeleton.
1880 Human cremated bone.
1873 Human cremated bone.
1892 Human cremated bone.
Unregistered
Human cremation
Unregistered
Human? metacarpal
Human bone; calcaneum.
Human bone; sacrum.
Human cremated bone
Human cremated bone
1935 Human cremated bone in pot
1891 Human cremated bones and associated objects
1976 Human bone - 1 molar and 1 vertebra fragment
1987 Complete or partial burials
1986 Complete or partial burials
1975 Complete and partial skeletons
1976 Complete and partial skeletons
1978 Complete and partial skeletons
1985 Complete or partial skeletons
1916 Human bone ?
1985 Human cranium, in two pieces.
1967 Human cremation
1923 Human cremations
1976 Excavated cremations
Unregistered
Human Cremations
Unregistered
Human mandible fragment
Unreg???
Lindow III - Partial Remains of 1 or more Bog Bodies
1984 Lindow Man - Bog Body
101-250
>1000
>1000
>1000
Tolstad
Valde
Loveden Hill
Taplow
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
251-500
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Uncertain
Sleaford
Kempston
Kempston
Kempston
Caenby
Wrotham
Wrotham
Long Wittenham
Whitby
Mucking
Wadringfield?
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Shropham
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Long Wittenham
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Cambridge
Cambridge
Great Addington
North Elmham
Fakenham
Loveden Hill
St Peters Tip
Garton Station
Barnack
Luxford Lake
Cold Eaton
Roke Down
Hitter Hill Barrow
Heathery Burn Cave
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Loose Howe
Hamburg
Storem
King Harry Lane
Kirkburn
Garton Station
Rudston
Rudston
Burton Flemming
Garton Station
Glastonbury Lake Village
Lindow Moss
Panshanger Estate
Swarling
King Harry Lane Cemetery
Alkam
Little Woodbury, Area 10 Pit 97
Lindow Moss
Lindow Moss
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
uk
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Mucking
UK
To be updated
>1000
Hod Hill
UK
To be updated
1989 Human Bone - 3 groups
Late Neolithic/Early
1 Bronze Age
>1000
Sharpe Howes II
UK
To be updated
1982 Human bone - 6 groups
Late Neolithic/Early
1 Bronze Age
>1000
Cottam
UK
To be updated
Unregistered
Human Cremations
1960 Human bone - skull fragment x12.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
393
43
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
2
208
30
64
8
1
1
1
1
417
2
1
1
1
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age
Germanic
Germanic
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Iron Age, Roman,
1008 Anglo-Saxon
Iron Age/Romano1 British
1940
1940
1940
1887
1940
1872
1872
1876
1892
1893
1851
1853
1936
1940
Unregistered
Unregistered
1935
Unregistered
1981
Unregistered
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - mandible fragment.
Human bones
Human bones - x3 boxes.
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone (1 bag).
Human cremated bone.
Human cremated bone.
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation
Human cremation (1 box)
Human cremation (1 box)
Human cremation 4 fragments
Human cremation x1 box
Human cremations x5 bags.
Human molar
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
Unregistered
1939
Unregistered
1930
1935
Unregistered
1873
Unregistered
Human skeleton (4 boxes)
Human skull
Human Skull frontal
Human thumb fragment
Human x59
Human x8 bag
Human x9
Human bone - wrist bone
Human Bone (23 Groups or individual bones)
Human bone - skull fragment x12.
Human bone - radius?.
Human Bone (5 groups)
Human Cremation
Human skeleton frags x10
1985 Groups of human bone (including 1 cremation)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
23
1
1
5
1
1
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Later Prehistoric
Medieval
NEO / BA
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Bronze
Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Neolithic/Early
Bronze Age
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
12
1982 Complere or partial burials
6
1983 Complete or partial burials
7
1834 Human bone fragments originally contained in urn
1
1972 Human Cremated Bone
6
1873 Human cremated bone.
1
1873 Human cremated bone.
1
1893 Human cremated bone.
1
1988 Excavated cremations
1982 Human bone - 1 bag.
1989 Human Bone
Unregistered
Human bone (inc 2 skulls)
1882 Human bones
1994 Human bones from 3 inhumations and 33 cremations
1879 Human cremated bone (1 bag).
162
1
17
2
7
36
1
Unregistered
Human skull + box x2
2
Unregistered
1852
1960
1870
Human ulna
Human bone, finger.
Human Bones - pelvis mandible longbone.
Human bones, two.
1
1
1
1
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Langton Maltravers
Langton Maltravers
Minnis Bay
Colwinston
Kinson
Ashford
Ashford
Antrim
Keyneston
Down
Port Dafarch
Mount Caburn
Gloucester
Redhill
Oxsettle Bottom
Oxsettle Bottom?
Ewelme
Normandy Down?
Aston
No Provenance
Grimes Graves (Mercer's
Excavation)
>1000
>1000
Ramenham
>1000
Pickering Moor
>1000
Lindow Moss
>1000
Arbor Low
>1000
Folkton BB245
>1000
Arbor Low
501-1000 Stockbridge Down
>1000
Runnymede Bridge
>1000
Bisley
>1000
Giants Hills long barrow
>1000
Staines Causeway Enclosure
>1000
Rodmartin
>1000
Etton Graves 1-10
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Pockley Barrow 2
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cottam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cottam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Ynys Bronwen
UK
To be updated
>1000
Sawdon Moor
UK
To be updated
>1000
Bratton Long Barrow
UK
To be updated
>1000
Bratton Long Barrow
UK
To be updated
>1000
Kempston
UK
To be updated
>1000
Kalis Corner
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cowlam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Cowlam
UK
To be updated
>1000
Eynesbury Ring Ditch
UK
To be updated
>1000
Brading Down Tumulus
UK
To be updated
>1000
Shorncote Quarry
UK
To be updated
>1000
England
UK
To be updated
>1000
Folkton BB245
UK
To be updated
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Arbor Low
Colchester
Hod Hill
Colchester
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
1853
1912
1853
1883
1856
1870
1853
Unregistered
1891
1894
1895
1891
1872
1939-1011-571
1967-0202-130
Human cremated Bone fragments and pottery sherds
Human cremated bone in pot
Human cremation and associated Glass cinerary urn
Human cremation and associated Glass cinerary urn
Human cremation from cinerary urn.
Human cremation in Dark grey pottery urn with lid
Human hair. Mounted under glass.
Infant Remains 6 deposits - Stonea Grange
Human bone
Human cremated bone and associated objects
Human bone skull
Human bone.
Ring containing human hair - Love-ring
Silhouette portrait with Human hair
Human bone skull fragment.
Human Cremated Bone?
Human Teeth - 5 teeth from burial
Reliquary containing relics of bone and horn, including St Ninian, the Apostle of Cumberland and
Galloway .
Human Bone
Human cremated bone in pot
Human cremated bone in pot
Human cremation
Human mandible fragment
Human cremation
1975-0401-92ff
63 Complete human skeletons
1885
1891
1963
1946
1975-0503-46ff 45 complete human skeletons.
1976-501-1241ff Human cremations - 417 excavated cremations
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Romano-British
Viking
Viking
Viking;Celtic
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
101-250
101-250
101-250
>1000
>1000
>1000
Harwich
Hoo Ness
Messing
Brickfield
Mansell Street
Colchester
Westergate
Stonea Grange
Lilleberre (archaic)
Villa Farm
Ardvouray
Tolstad
Uncertain
Wittersham
Valde
Loveden Hill
Taplow
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
uk
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
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To be updated
To be updated
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To be updated
To be updated
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Uncertain
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Iron Age
Iron Age
251-500
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Little Woodbury, Area 10 Pit 97
Panshanger Estate
UK
UK
UK
UK
uk
UK
UK
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
Excavated by G Bersu
Don: Welwyn Garden City Development Corporation
Rudston
UK
Don: G R Wilson
Rudston
King Harry Lane Cemetery
UK
UK
Don: Humberside County Council
Don: William Old Ltd
63 Iron Age
45 Iron Age
419 Iron Age
1976-0504-31-60 Human Bone - 30 complete and partial skeletons
30 Iron Age
1978-1202-39-60 Human Bone - 22 complete and partial skeletons
22 Iron Age
1978-1203-23-60 Human Bone - 40 complete and partial skeletons
40 Iron Age
1984-1202-1
Partial human skeleton
1 Iron Age
1985-0305-56ff
1985-0504-1
Human Bone - 8 complete or partial skeletons
Human cranium, in two pieces.
8 Iron Age
1 Iron Age
1986-0302-1ff
Human Bone - 2 complete or partial burials
2 Iron Age
1987-404-34ff
Human Bone - 10 complete or partial burials
10 Iron Age
1991-1001-30-73 Human Bone - 44 complete or partial burials
Unregistered as
yet
Human Cremations and burials (approx 1130)
1985- 0601-39ff
Human Bone - 14 groups of human bone (including 1 cremation)
Human Bone
Human cremated bone in pot
Human cremated bone in pot
1872 Human cremation
91150 Skull (probably mis-numbered should read 91450)
91449 Skull
Fragments human vertebrae
Human & Animal Bone - teeth - Morel Collection
Oc.4294
Ornament, ear-ring (?) made of teeth (human, incisor), fibre (vegetable).
Oc.4317
Fish-hook made of bone (human), wood (twig), cord.
Oc.6529
Armlet made of jaw (human), wood, sinnet (coconut), bast, feathers (emu), shell (ovulum).
Disarticulated human remains - arranged by type
1889 Locket containing relics of the saints
1836 Human cremation(s) in glass vessels
44 Iron Age
Iron Age, Roman,
1130 Anglo-Saxon
Neolithic/Bronze
14 Age
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
1 Anglo-Saxon
Sasanian (225-650
1 AD)
Sasanian (225-650
1 AD)
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Pre 1867
1 Pre 1860s
1
1
1
1
Pre 1870
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
500BC100BC
Rudston
UK
Don: G R Wilson
Burton Fleming
UK
Don; T E Wells & Sons
Bell Slack
UK
Don: T Harrison
Burton Fleming
UK
Don: J Dent
Garton Station
Lindow Moss
UK
UK
Don: Crown Estate Commissioners
Don: Cheshire Constabulary
Garton Station
UK
Don: Crown Estate Commissioners
Kirkburn
UK
Don: J S Rymer
Burton Fleming
UK
Don: Sir I MacDonald
Mucking
UK
>1000
>1000
>1000
>1000
Pockley Barrow 2
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
UK
UK ?
UK ?
UK ?
UK ?
Don: English Heritage
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
To be updated
>1000
Uncertain
Uncertain
Pre-1922
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Pre-1922
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1867, Christy Coll
Uncertain
Don: Henry Christie 1860-1869, Christy Coll
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Don: Lt Robert H Armit 1870, Christy Coll
Max Mallowan?
Uncertain
Uncertain
>1000
Uncertain
Uncertain Uncertain
>1000
Uncertain
Acq: Vanikoro Islands , Sanat Cruz
, Solomon Islands (?)
101-250 /Vanuatu(?)/New Zealand(?)
Acq: Hermit Islands/Admiralty
Island , Bismark Archipelago, PNG
101-250 (?)/New Zealand(?)
Acq: PNG /Bristow Island , Torres
101-250 Strait Islands
Uncertain Uncertain
101-250 Uncertain
>1000
Uncertain
1990 Human Skull
1953 Reliquary containing relics.
1978 Reliquary cross containing relics
Oc1894,-.188.b
Skull with shell ornaments; found in burial hut reg as Oc1894,-.188.a (some shell is tridacna).
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
1 Uncertain
Early 1890s, pre
1 1893
Oc1902,0531.1
Over-modelled skull (human skull, wood, gum, shell, vegetable fibre).
1 pre 1902
101-250
Oc1978,Q.106
Prepared skull (features modelled) with clay, shells, seeds (coix), hair, rattan.
1 20thC?
<100
Oc1978,Q.492
Human skull.
1 pre 1900?
101-250
Oc1978,Q.484
Oc1981,Q.1459
Oc1982,Q.866
Human skull.
Group of teeth. (possibly human)
Specimen of perforated human or animal bone.
1 pre 1900?
1 19th C
1 pre 1889
Between 10001 1800AD.
101-250
101-250
101-250
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Solomon Islands , New Georgia
Islands , New Georgia
Uncertain
Acq: Solomon Islands , New
Georgia Islands , Ranongga
Uncertain
Oceania , Melanesia , New Guinea ,
Papua New Guinea , Sepik River
(Middle)
Uncertain
Papua New Guinea , Milne Bay ,
Mugula Island / Milne Bay ,
Orangerie Bay
Uncertain
Papua New Guinea , Milne Bay ,
Massim, Louisiade Archipelago,
Sudest
Uncertain
unknown
Uncertain
unknown
Uncertain
101-250
Uncertain
>1000
Ohio , North America , Coll by E H
Davis/E G Squier. Ohio mounds
collection excavated by Squier and
Davis in 1840s, then sold by Davis
(to whom it belonged) in 1864 for
$10,000 to Blackmore Museum
(which was later amalgamated in
1902 with the Salisbury and South
Wiltshire Museum ).
United States of America
Part of group of Blackmore Museum items purchased from
Salisbury Museum by BM, February 1931.
AM1914, 0514.6) engraved bone of human origin
Am,S.1294.x
Twelve small bone fragments.
Oc1889,0208.20 Poisoned spear-head made of bone (human).
2ndC BC-5thC
1 (approx)
>1000
251-500
251-500
101-250
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Capt Davis, Christy Collection, 1894
F Wickham, 1902
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Uncertain
Don: Miss North, n.d.
Uncertain
Malakula , Vanuatu .
Vanuatu
Don: Capt Charles Cross 1889
Figure made of cane, reed, clay, grass, boar's tusk, fowl feathers, human skull.
Decorated skull (features restored), pigment.
1 Pre 1889
Early 1890s, pre
1 1895
1 pre 1907
101-250
Oc1895.0316.1
Oc1907,-.192
Oc1915,1008.14
3
Oc1915,1008.14
4
Oc1920,-.8
Oc1921,0317.1
101-250
101-250
Acq: Malakula , Vanuatu .
Acq: Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Don: Frederick Skeffington
Don: Dr F C Shrubsell, Christ ycoll., 1907
Chief's skull (deformed; features modelled) with fibre (bark), plaster, string.
1 pre 1915
101-250
Acq: Vanuatu , Malakula, West Bay Vanuatu
Don: E L Gruning, 1915
Deformed skull (features modelled) with fibre (bark), plaster, string.
Decorated skull (with modelled features) with clay, fibre (vegetable).
Prepared skull (with modelled features) with clay, fibre (vegetable).
1 pre 1915
1 pre 1920
1 pre 1921
101-250
101-250
101-250
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Don: E L Gruning, 1915
Don: Vice-Adm E F A Gaunt, 1920. Christy coll.
Don: A E Ridsdale , 1921
Oc1937,1017.2
Prepared head (with modelled features; from men's house) with clay, vegetable fibre
1 pre 1910
101-250
Vanuatu
Don: Cdr Charles H S Lapage, 1937
Oc1937,1017.3
Oc1937,1017.5
Oc1954,06.417
1 pre 1910
1 pre 1910
1 pre 1923
101-250
101-250
<100
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Don: Cdr Charles H S Lapage, 1937
Don: Cdr Charles H S Lapage, 1937
Don: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1954
Oc,+.5511.a-c
Oc,+.5522
Deformed human skull (from men's house).
Human skull with frontal suture and three teeth; lower jaw missing.
Human skull, with leaves, grass, cane, bark, spider's web.
Group of three arrows made of reed, wood, cord, fibre (vegetable), with carved points made of
human bone.
Spear made of reed, bone (human), sinnet.
Acq: Vanuatu , Malakula
Acq: Vanuatu , Espiritu Santo
Acq: Vanuatu , Malakula
Acq: Vanuatu , Malakula, South
West Bay ( ?
Acq: Vanuatu , Malakula, South
West Bay ( ?
Vanuatu , Malakula
Acq. Vanuatu
1 Pre 1891
1 Pre 1891
101-250
101-250
Acq: Ambae , Vanuatu
Acq: Espiritu Santo , Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Don: G Holsworth; Christy Collection, 1891
Don: G Holsworth; Christy Collection, 1891
Oc,+.2934
Oc.4295
Skull with over-modelled features with fibre (vegetable), ochre.
Ornament, ear-ring (?) made of teeth (human, grinder), fibre (vegetable).
1 pre 1886
1 Pre 1867
101-250
101-250
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, Christy Collection, 1886
Don: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks 1867, Christy Coll
Af1957,16.1
Witchdoctor's model gun, made of wood, bone (human), skin (snake), seeds (abrus).
1 early-mid 20thC
2
<100
Acq: vanuatu , Malakula
Vanuatu (?)
Zambia , Western Province (
Zambia ), Kalabo
Zambia
Don by: Col M A McEvoy 1957
8663