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Mrs Celia Barclay

Header: Mrs Celia Barclay
Also known as: Mrs Celia Barclay; primary name: Barclay, Celia
Details: individual; collector; British; Female
Life dates: 1918-1994 (after)
Biography: (Alice Mary) Celia Barclay, née Cockin, married to Dr Gordon Barclay. She inherited the collection of her parents. Her father Maurice Cockin (qv) was a colonial officer in southern Nigeria in c.1908-14, who had added to it in the 1930s much of the collection formed in Ghana by Sir Cecil Armitage (qv). Celia Barclay was very interested in the material and continued to maintain it. Parts were lent by her to the BM for display, and parts were In 1972 housed in her family house in Walthamstow. She sold most of her magnificent collection to the BM in two groups in 1978 (Af1978,22.1 to 751) and 1984 (Af1984,19.1 to 895). The latter group had been on loan to the BM since 1981. See Donne p.88: ‘the interest and importance of the collection lie in the fact that nearly every object in it was collected in West Africa before 1920 and the majority of pieces before 1914’. There survive however no lists or acquisition records of items in the collection, and on p.91 Donne states that ‘Outside the Nigerian collection it is difficult to know what was collected by Cockin himself and what by Sir Cecil Armitage’. It is however clear that the Ghanaian material came from Armitage and the Nigerian from Cockin. A few pieces were certainly later additions: Celia Barclay recorded buying a piece in the Caledonian Road market as a gift for her father. Celia Barclay published in 1994 the 'Memoirs of Thomas Hardy's cousin, the Engraver Nathaniel Sparks'.
Bibliography: British Museum Quarterly, September 1962, news supplement p.2. J.B.Donne, ‘The Celia Barclay collection of African art’, The Connoisseur, 180 1972, pp.88-95.

1,873 related objects

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.354 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.356 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.343 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.346 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.344 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.345 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.340 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.351.a-b |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.355 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.348 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.4.a-r |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.337 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.342 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.338 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.341 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.352 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp; sample

Museum number: Af1978,22.353 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.347 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.339 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.349 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adinkra-stamp

Museum number: Af1978,22.350 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

adze

Museum number: Af1984,19.348 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

afena

Museum number: Af1978,22.411 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

altar

Museum number: Af1984,19.344 |
Ethnic group: x83578 Made by:Edo |
Production date: 16thC - 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Benin City

ammunition-belt

Museum number: Af1978,22.113 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

ammunition-belt

Museum number: Af1978,22.112 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

amulet

Museum number: Af1984,19.484 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

amulet

Museum number: Af1984,19.462 |
Ethnic group: Made by:HausaMade by:Fulbe |
Production place: Made in:Bauchi State |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.729 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.735 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.738 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.732 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.728 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.730 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.736 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.734 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.740 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.742 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1984,19.241 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.733 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.737 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.741 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.739 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.731 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.727 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

animal remains

Museum number: Af1978,22.694 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Nigeria |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet; armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.5.a-d |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

anklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.126 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.127 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.541.a-b |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet

Museum number: Af1978,22.550 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

anklet

Museum number: Af1978,22.551 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

anklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.128 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

anklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.294 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

apron

Museum number: Af1978,22.626 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

apron; belt

Museum number: Af1978,22.848 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1978,22.576.a-b |
Ethnic group: x84823 Made by:Shona |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1984,19.445.a-b |
Ethnic group: x85250 Made by:Yoruba |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Owo

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1984,19.402.a-b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1984,19.467.a-b |
Ethnic group: Made by:HausaMade by:Nupe |
Production place: Made in:Niger State |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1984,19.403.a-b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

arm-dagger; sheath

Museum number: Af1984,19.466.a-b |
Ethnic group: x92905 Made by:Bida |
Production place: Made in:Niger State |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

arm-dagger

Museum number: Af1984,19.302.a |
Ethnic group: x83731 Made by:Hausa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.651 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.650 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

armlet; charm

Museum number: Af1978,22.611 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.646 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.137 |
Ethnic group: x83578 Made by:Edo |
Production date: 16thC - 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Benin City |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Benin City

armlet; necklet

Museum number: Af1984,19.138 |
Ethnic group: x83578 Made by:Edo |
Production date: 16thC - 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Benin City |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Benin City

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.279 |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.515 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.129 |
Ethnic group: x83786 Made by:Igbo |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.136 |
Ethnic group: x83578 Made by:Edo |
Production date: 16thC - 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Benin City |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Benin City

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.559 |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

armlet

Museum number: Af1978,22.557.a-b |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.220 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

armlet

Museum number: Af1984,19.10 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Nigeria

arrow

Museum number: Af1984,19.351.b-m |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

arrow; spear

Museum number: Af1984,19.438 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.251.b-k |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.427 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.425 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.431 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.434 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1978,22.774.b-h |
Ethnic group: x84250 Made by:Maasai |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Africa |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.250.bq-br |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.437 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.824 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.433 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.430 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1984,19.429 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Africa

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Museum number: Af1978,22.789.b-z |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.755.b-al |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.58.a-bt |
Ethnic group: x91566 Made by:Asante |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.754.b-v |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.786.e |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.726.a-s |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.757.b-x |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.770.b-ad |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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Museum number: Af1978,22.46.b-g |
Production date: 1850-1927 |
Production place: Made in:Ghana |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ghana

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