1884.140.1817.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Skull of a hippopotamus with teeth. The bone plates near the nasal area are stapled together with two staples: these could be detached but have been left in place. For the lower jaw with teeth and tusks, see [1884.140.1817 .2]. [RH [OPS Move] 24/5/2017]

Geographical reference

Africa

Africa

Person

Maker Unknown Maker

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Date / Period

Date made: Unknown

Date collected

?Prior to 1884

Acquisition information

Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2017

Materials and processes

Material Hippo Bone Animal, Material Animal Skull, Material Animal Ivory Tooth

Dimensions

Height: max 500 mm total, Height: max 260 mm, Width: max 490 mm total, Width: max 425 mm, Length: max 720 mm total, Length: max 690 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 1884.140.1817.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 1343

Research and responses

Because of the type of objects in this unmatched black book entry it must be possible that the objects were either not transferred to PRM or that once in Oxford they were sent to another museum [?University Museum] or University Dept. [eg Zoology] There is a note relating to black book entries 1347 - 1385 by B. Blackwood saying 'These skulls and casts except where marked probably remained in the Dept of Zoology with Moseley or went to the Dept of Human Anatomy ...' I think it is likely that the same happened with these animal skulls if they were transferred from London in 1884. Note that there a quite a few animal, fish and bird skulls listed in the black blue and red books and the delivery catalogues and some of them may match this entry as well, for many of these new entries have been made. [AP]

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Animal Part, Skull