Accessions register for primarily paper based records transferred to the Horniman Museum's special collections, including records from internal departments and external donations such as the Boosey and Hawkes archive. Information recorded in the register includes a running accession number, dates, name of author or creator, number of items, vendor name, price and additional notes. The register pre-dates the use of MIMSY to accession and catalogue the museum's archive material.
Archival Materials Accessions
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Palm wine tapper
object | ARC/HMG/RS/STANFIELD/553/011
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Georgetown haibru fish net mending
object | ARC/GUP/002/338
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Black and white negative of trees on horizon with wetlands and small motorboats in foreground
object | ARC/GUP/005/194
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Amazon - Marañon Peru. Yagua village Yanamono (29/6)
object | ARC/GUP/001/210
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Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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