Title 56 from the Pitt Rivers Museum History, 1884 - 1945

Table of Contents
Named Collectors Top 20s
- Balfour Top 20
- Blackwood Top 20
- Hutton Top 20
- Pitt Rivers Top 20
- Seligman Top 20
- Tylor Top 20

Pitt Rivers Museum Named collectors up to 1945 - Balfour top 20s

Balfour as field collector, top 20 classes and countries

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Rank	Class	Number of objects
1	Tool (definite)	2,892
2	Weapon definite	1,066
3	Religion	1,053
4	Fishing	976
5	Lighting	953
6	Figure	782
7	Pottery	738
8	Music	573
9	Box	569
10	Ornament & Bead	496
11	Textile	426
12	Tool or weapon	376
12	Writing	365
12	Currency	345
15	Reproduction	339
16	Specimen	334
17	Technique	268
17	Narcotic	255
19	Vessel	225
20	Clothing	191

Rank	Country	Number of objects
1	UK	2,652
2	France	1,087
3	Zimbabwe	523
4	South Africa	430
5	Sweden	355
6	India	324
7	Norway	273
8	Nigeria	265
9	China	233
10	Zambia	212
11	Egypt	162
12	Australia	138
12	Japan	138
14	Malta	131
15	PNG	101
16	Kenya	94
17	Austria	92
18	Belgium	89
18	Germany	89
20	Unknown	86

Balfour as donor, top 20 classes and countries

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Rank	Class	Number of objects
1	Tool (definite)	3,665
2	Fire	1,687
3	Lighting	1,519
4	Religion	1,254
5	Weapon (definite)	1,238
6	Music	1,037
7	Pottery	955
8	Box	894
9	Figure	878
10	Ornament & Bead	592
11	Writing	453
12	Textile	443
13	Specimen	437
14	Tool or weapon	425
15	Reproduction	349
16	Currency	345
17	Narcotic	331
18	Technique	271
19	Vessel	270
20	Clothing	260

Rank	Country	Number of objects
1	UK	3,198
2	France	1,319
3	Unknown	735
4	Algeria	605
5	Zimbabwe	573
6	India	474
7	South Africa	441
8	Sweden	362
9	Italy	331
10	China	330
11	Nigeria	316
12	Norway	286
13	Japan	270
14	Egypt	228
15	Zambia	224
16	Burma	223
17	Australia	190
18	PNG	168
18	Malta	135
20	Kenya	130

The financial support of this project by the ESRC is gratefully acknowledged.