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-Some of the collection is pre 1800 and came via the George Allan(1736-1800) Collection originally from Marmaduke Tunstasll's(1743-90) and much was acquired before 1850 making it one of the country's oldest. Other collector's donations include Col CHE Adamson(1930), Miss Jukia Boyd (1892), AH Dickinson (1946), Samuel Graham, curator of the Hancock 1911-24, Wellcome Historical Medical Museum(1949-1954), Hon JG Lambton(1792-1840), Dr EA Weatherill and the Dorman family. Interestingly the University once held the George Brown collection of 3,000 items, mainly Pacific, but these were controversially sold in 1987.
Material is from Oceania, including 5 masks of mud and spider's webs, a skull mask and a 'Ramberamp man' from Vanuatu, Kiribati spears and 2 coir suits of armour, Hawaiian neck ornaments; Australasia has an imoportant collection from Capt. Cook's voyages including a Maori paddle and a rare Hawaiian war deity,wooden and stine figures from Rapa Nui(Easter Island), carved paddles and drum from Austral Islands and Australian churinga and bommerangs; Africa has material from all corners but includes a wide range of weapons from Somalia, Zulu and Xhosa beadwork, Nigerian masks and carvings and brasswork, baskets and pottery; Asian material includes Buddhist anf Hindu figures, Persian documents, Turkish shoes; SE Asia has hats, musical instruments and baskets; North America shows 18th century garments, bone implements, moccasins, weapons, stone tools, masks and pipes; | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear United Kingdom,
NE2 4PT | FAX: | 0191 222 6753 | Telephone: | 0191 222 6765 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6193 | Go to resource |
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