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Collection of ethnographic items

Unknown artist, c. 1775–1910

A collection of 76 objects, mostly from North America which was assembled at Stonyhurst college, a Jesuit school founded in 1797. The key items are 15 articles of war, ceremonial and domestic use, brought to England in 1825 for an Irish-American school boy, Bryan Mullanphy from St. Louis. They include a skin map showing the drainages of the Mississippi, Wabash and Ohio Rivers circa 1773-5. The 10 non-North American works are from the Pacific, Guyana, Africa and Asia.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Collection of ethnographic items, c. 1775–1910

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Multi-media, mostly organic materials

Dimensions

Various

Grant

50000

Total cost

553136

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