Pitt Rivers Museum

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/pitt-rivers-museum

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Pitt Rivers Museum built?1884
2. How big is Pitt Rivers Museum?Approximately 22,000 items
3. What is the location?Oxford, England
4. What is the first lecturer in anthropology?Edward Burnett Tylor (appointed 1885)
5. Why was the museum started?It began in 1884 when Lieutenant‑General Augustus Pitt Rivers gave his own collection of about 22,000 items to the university, and he asked that a special teacher be hired to study them.
6. How many objects are in the museum now?The collection has grown to more than 600,000 objects, thanks to many donations from travelers and scholars over the years.

Ethnography: The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
Material Culture: The physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture.
Bequest: A gift of property left to someone in a will.