Knowing Things: Exploring the Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum 1884-1945

Knowing Things: Exploring the Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum 1884-1945

by Chris Gosden (Author), Frances Larson (Author)

Synopsis

This book explores the early history of the Pitt Rivers Museum and its collections. Thousands of people collected objects for the Museum between its foundation in 1884 and 1945, and they, and the objects they collected, provide a series of insights into the early history of archaeology and anthropology, as well as a snapshot of the British Empire.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 13 Dec 2007

ISBN 10: 0199225893
ISBN 13: 9780199225897