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Yorkshire Philosophical Society Museum

Also known as: Yorkshire Philosophical Society Museum; primary name: Yorkshire Philosophical Society Museum
Details: organisation; institution/organisation; British
Other dates: 1822- (founded)
Biography: The Yorkshire Philosophical Society was founded in 1822 for the promotion of Natural Science and the study of Archaeology and Antiquities in the County of York and elsewhere. Soon after its foundation, the Society founded the Yorkshire Museum and Botanical Gardens. [see www] The BM purchased a large collection from the YPS in 1921. Relevant extracts from its Annual Reports can be found in AOA Ethdoc 1912

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.139 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Disko Island

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.137 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Disko Island

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.138 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Disko Island

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.135 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.136 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Disko Island

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.47 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.51 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.49 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.145 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.148 |
Ethnic group: Made by:Northwest Coast PeoplesMade by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.56 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.133 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.147 |
Ethnic group: Made by:Northwest Coast PeoplesMade by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.146 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.144 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cumberland Sound

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.140 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Disko Island

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.161 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Production place: Made in:Disko Island |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Boothia Peninsula

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.53 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.50 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.160 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Production place: Made in:Disko Island |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Boothia Peninsula

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.162 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Production place: Made in:Disko Island |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Boothia Peninsula

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Museum number: Am1921,1014.163 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Production place: Made in:Disko Island |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Boothia Peninsula

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.48 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.55 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.54 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

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Museum number: Oc1921,1014.52 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

artefact; handle

Museum number: Am1921,1014.118 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

axe

Museum number: As1921,1014.174.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:India

bag; pouch

Museum number: Am1921,1014.99 |
Ethnic group: x92855 Made by:Northeast Peoples |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

bag

Museum number: Eu1921,1014.173 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:EuropeFound/Acquired:Asia

bag; pouch

Museum number: Am1921,1014.96 |
Ethnic group: x92855 Made by:Northeast Peoples |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

belt

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.20 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

belt

Museum number: Am1921,1014.102 |
Ethnic group: Made by:Plains PeoplesMade by:Northeast Peoples |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

bolas

Museum number: Am1921,1014.119 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

boomerang

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.67 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Australia

boomerang

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.68 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Australia

boomerang

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.69 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Australia

boomerang

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.70 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Australia

boot

Museum number: Am1921,1014.152.a-b |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

boot

Museum number: Am1921,1014.151.a-b |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

bow

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.32 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

bow

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.33 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

bow

Museum number: Am1921,1014.158 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Boothia Peninsula

bow

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.45 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

bow

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.46 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

bow

Museum number: Am1921,1014.157 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Greenland

box

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.5.a |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

box; needle-case

Museum number: Am1921,1014.122 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoFound/Acquired:North America

canoe; model

Museum number: Am1921,1014.111 |
Ethnic group: Made by:MicmacMade by:Northeast Peoples |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

canoe; model

Museum number: Am1921,1014.110 |
Ethnic group: Made by:MicmacMade by:Northeast Peoples |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

carrying-strap

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.19 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

ceremonial adze

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.4 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 1830-1845 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloak

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.12 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloak

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.18 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC(early)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloak

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.14 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloak

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.11 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloak

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.13 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

cloth

Museum number: Am1921,1014.106 |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.10 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.34 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Samoa

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.35 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Samoa

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.9 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.63 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Caledonia

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.37 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Samoa

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.31 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.71 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Victoria (Australia)

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.72 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Victoria (Australia)

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.81 |
Ethnic group: x317231 Made by:Aboriginal Australian |
Production date: early 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Flinders Island

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.36 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Samoa

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.43 |
Production place: Made in:Malaita |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.44 |
Production place: Made in:Malaita |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

club

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.42 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Buka

coat

Museum number: Am1921,1014.112 |
Ethnic group: Made by:WyandotMade by:Huron |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

coat

Museum number: Am1921,1014.153 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1920s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Labrador

comb

Museum number: Am1921,1014.167 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

comb

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.29 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

comb

Museum number: Am1921,1014.168 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

comb

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.30 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

currency

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.62 |
Production place: Made in:southeast Solomons |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Solomon Islands

doll

Museum number: Am1921,1014.154 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1920s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.24 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.25 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.25.a |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.22 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.23 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Am1921,1014.121 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoFound/Acquired:North America

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.26 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.27 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.28 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

flute

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.7 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

gable-ornament

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.8 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 1837 |
Production place: Made in:Bay of Plenty |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.125 |
Ethnic group: x90573 Made by:Northwest Coast Peoples |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.124 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1920s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.82 |
Ethnic group: x85208 Made by:Yahgan |
Production date: 1800-1900 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.126 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.128 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1920s |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

harpoon

Museum number: Am1921,1014.127 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

harpoon; spear

Museum number: Am1921,1014.132 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Production date: 1921 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ellesmere Island

harpoon-float

Museum number: Am1921,1014.149 |
Ethnic group: x83608 Made by:Eskimo-Aleut |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

head-rest

Museum number: Oc1921,1014.38 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Fiji