Pitt Rivers Museum

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The Museum displays archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. It was founded in 1884 when General Pitt Rivers, an influential figure in the development of archaeology and evolutionary anthropology, gave his collection to the University. The General's founding gift contained more than 18,000 objects but there are now over half a million. Many were donated by early anthropologists and explorers. The collection includes extensive photographic and sound archives which contain early records of great importance. The Museum continues to collect through donations, bequests, special purchases and through its staff and students, in the course of their fieldwork.

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Audio
Video

#	Episode Title	Description	Duration	People	Date
1	Body Arts: The Panará People	Dr Elizabeth Ewart of the University's Institute of Anthropology and Jaanika Vider, a former student, discuss body adornment and identity in Amazonia,	0:19:21	Elizabeth Ewart, Jaanika Vider	22 Aug 2011
2	Body Arts: Feathers, Beads and Paint	Professor Peter Rivière and Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Dr Mike O'Hanlon, discuss decorative applications of feathers, beads and paint to the body,	0:15:26	Peter Rivière, Mike O'Hanlon	22 Aug 2011
3	Body Arts: Scent, Pain and Exchange	Professor Jeremy MacClancy of Oxford Brookes University talks to Helen Hales of the Pitt Rivers Museum about themes including scent and perfume,	0:13:31	Jeremy MacClancy, Helen Hales	22 Aug 2011
4	Body Arts: The Naga People	Dr Vibha Joshi, a specialist in the Naga culture of northeast India, and Julia Nicholson from the Pitt Rivers Museum look at the unique traditions of hair and body ornaments,	0:18:57	Vibha Joshi, Julia Nicholson	22 Aug 2011
5	Body Arts: The Experience of Decoration	Professor Howard Morphy of the Australian National University talks to Helen Hales of the Pitt Rivers Museum about the body as a canvas and the internal experience of external decoration, notably in the context of Aboriginal Australia.	0:22:57	Howard Morphy	22 Aug 2011
6	Body Arts: The Flexible Body	The Museum's Director, Dr Mike O'Hanlon, and Professor Stanley Ulijaszek from the University's Institute of Anthropology discuss how the body can be shaped both physically and metaphorically and the idea of bodily norms.	0:19:06	Mike O'Hanlon, Stanley Ulijaszek	22 Aug 2011
7	Shrunken Heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum	The display of shrunken heads at the Pitt Rivers Museum fascinates many visitors. In this podcast, Dr Laura Peers, curator, explains where they come from, why they were made, and the curatorial issues involved in displaying them.	0:24:21	Laura Peers	24 Jun 2011
8	Introduction (4) to the Pitt Rivers Museum	Writing cabinet and boats.	0:09:55	Andrew McLellan, Kate White	21 Jun 2011
9	Introduction (3) to the Pitt Rivers Museum	Lights and folk.	0:19:26	Andrew McLellan, Kate White	21 Jun 2011
10	Introduction (2) to the Pitt Rivers Museum	A sense of discovery.	0:09:16	Andrew McLellan, Kate White	21 Jun 2011
11	Introduction (1) to the Pitt Rivers Museum	A guide to the unique displays of this intimate museum.	0:08:41	Andrew McLellan, Kate White	21 Jun 2011

#	Episode Title	Description	Duration	People	Date
1	Body Arts: Henna - The Plant that Binds	Anthropologist and filmmaker Udi Mandel Butler and Alan Mandel explore the art of Henna in Birmingham.	0:17:11	Udi Mandel Butler, Alan Mandel	15 Aug 2011
2	Body Arts: Travelling Ink	Through conversations with leading tattooists from around the world, this film explores the artistry, philosophy, meaning and history of tattooing at the site of the 2010 London Tattoo Convention.	0:25:26	Udi Mandel Butler, Alan Mandel	15 Aug 2011
3	Body Arts: Kakau and Batok Talk: Tattoos from Hawaii and the Philippines	At the conclusion of her fieldwork in the mountains of northern Luzon in the Philippines, anthropologist Analyn Salvador-Amore filmed an encounter with Hawaiian tattoo practitioner Keone Nunes and a Butbut tattoo practitioner Whang-ud.	0:20:29	Analyn Salvador-Amore	15 Aug 2011
4	Body Arts: Bodies Beautiful	Four women from Oxford take a course in film-making with local film-maker Sharon Woodward from Oxford Film and Video Makers. They explore the changing cultural meaning of body decoration in British society.	0:06:44	Rosalind Miles, Sara Parsons, Cait Sweeney, Louise Webster	15 Aug 2011
5	Body Arts: What is Body Art?	Sixth-form artists from Cheney School search out the decorated and opinionated residents of Oxford to get their views on Body Art.	0:06:00	Pitt Rivers Museum	15 Aug 2011
6	Body Arts: Tatau and Ta Moko	Maori artist George Nuku and Samoan artist Rosanna Raymond talk about the significance of traditional Polynesian tattoo designs and some of the stories behind them.	0:18:28	George Nuku, Rosanna Raymond	15 Aug 2011