Online museum collections

Yvain · 27th November 2020, 12:45 PM

Hi all !

Has there ever been an attempt on this forum to compile every online museum collections containing vast or important ethnographic weapon collections ?

I personally use them a lot in my researches, and I think they are an extremely useful tool in our field.

However, I feel like they are underexploited, and that some are downright obscure and unknown from the general collector (I personally discover new ones every weeks). A thread where we compile them to help others in their research would thus be rather helpful in my opinion.

Norman McCormick · 27th November 2020, 02:35 PM

Hi,
I'll start http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/advancedsearch
Regards,
Norman.

Athanase · 27th November 2020, 02:59 PM

Musée du Quay Branly (Paris) :
http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer-les-collections/

ACM (Singapour) :
https://www.roots.gov.sg/filter/coll...sories&level=1

Athanase · 27th November 2020, 03:11 PM

Online collection from several museum from South-West France :

http://www.alienor.org/collections-d...b5e6087eb1b2dc

Kubur · 27th November 2020, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yvain

Hi all !

A thread where we compile them to help others in their research would thus be rather helpful in my opinion.

I see you want the Legion d honneur...

Pitt Rivers Museum

http://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/

Albert · 27th November 2020, 09:25 PM

The collection site of four Dutch ethnographical museums:

https://collectie.wereldculturen.nl/...a-e4b3cf4c3938

Luc LEFEBVRE · 27th November 2020, 11:25 PM

MEG (Geneva)
https://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/musinfo0...but=0&bool=AND

AMNH (NY)
https://anthro.amnh.org/collections

Africa Museum (Tervuren)
https://www.africamuseum.be/fr/resea...tions/database

British Museum (London)
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collec...me__asc&page=1

Ethnologisches Museum (Berlin)
http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlu...tail&sp=0&sp=F

Yvain · 28th November 2020, 10:47 AM

Hi Kubur,

Just trying to make our research endeavours easier

Thanks to everyone !

I didn't expect the thread to catch on so quickly and I fear I don't have much to contribute myself after such great suggestions !

I do recommend the Quai Branly (of course), huge collection, but the photographic archives are maybe even more interesting !

The British museum one is also very good with some rare pieces, and is surprisingly not talked about a lot.

The SMB database contains some rare weapons from Cameroon which might be useful to people studying the area.

I will add this portal (German) : https://kulturerbe.niedersachsen.de/start/

The Peabody Museum collections : https://pmem.unix.fas.harvard.edu:8443/peabody/

The American Museum of Natural History (very clear website with a lot of interesting pieces !) : https://anthro.amnh.org/collections

The Welt Museum Wien : https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/en/onlinecollection/

If I think of (or find) more I will add them !

Tim Simmons · 28th November 2020, 01:43 PM

https://anthro.amnh.org/collections

27th November 2020, 12:45 PM	#1
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 178	Online museum collections Hi all ! Has there ever been an attempt on this forum to compile every online museum collections containing vast or important ethnographic weapon collections ? I personally use them a lot in my researches, and I think they are an extremely useful tool in our field. However, I feel like they are underexploited, and that some are downright obscure and unknown from the general collector (I personally discover new ones every weeks). A thread where we compile them to help others in their research would thus be rather helpful in my opinion.

27th November 2020, 09:25 PM	#6
Albert Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 194	Dutch museums The collection site of four Dutch ethnographical museums: https://collectie.wereldculturen.nl/...a-e4b3cf4c3938

27th November 2020, 11:25 PM	#7
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 472	MEG (Geneva) https://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/musinfo0...but=0&bool=AND AMNH (NY) https://anthro.amnh.org/collections Africa Museum (Tervuren) https://www.africamuseum.be/fr/resea...tions/database British Museum (London) https://www.britishmuseum.org/collec...me__asc&page=1 Ethnologisches Museum (Berlin) http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlu...tail&sp=0&sp=F Last edited by Luc LEFEBVRE; 27th November 2020 at 11:43 PM.

27th November 2020, 02:35 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,597	Hi, I'll start http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/advancedsearch Regards, Norman.

27th November 2020, 02:59 PM	#3
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 408	Musée du Quay Branly (Paris) : http://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explorer-les-collections/ ACM (Singapour) : https://www.roots.gov.sg/filter/coll...sories&level=1

27th November 2020, 03:11 PM	#4
Athanase Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Paris (France) Posts: 408	Online collection from several museum from South-West France : http://www.alienor.org/collections-d...b5e6087eb1b2dc

28th November 2020, 10:47 AM	#8
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 178	Hi Kubur, Just trying to make our research endeavours easier Thanks to everyone ! I didn't expect the thread to catch on so quickly and I fear I don't have much to contribute myself after such great suggestions ! I do recommend the Quai Branly (of course), huge collection, but the photographic archives are maybe even more interesting ! The British museum one is also very good with some rare pieces, and is surprisingly not talked about a lot. The SMB database contains some rare weapons from Cameroon which might be useful to people studying the area. I will add this portal (German) : https://kulturerbe.niedersachsen.de/start/ The Peabody Museum collections : https://pmem.unix.fas.harvard.edu:8443/peabody/ The American Museum of Natural History (very clear website with a lot of interesting pieces !) : https://anthro.amnh.org/collections The Welt Museum Wien : https://www.weltmuseumwien.at/en/onlinecollection/ If I think of (or find) more I will add them !

28th November 2020, 01:43 PM	#9
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	https://anthro.amnh.org/collections