Overview: The World Cultures collection includes approximately 17,000 archaeological and ethnological artefacts. Its geographic scope is global, with the exception of material relating to Canada's First Nations, now part of the McCord Museum. Cultural objects were part of the Redpath Museum collection when it first opened in 1882, although subordinate in number and emphasis to the natural history holdings. Additional material came to the Redpath from the Natural History Society of Montreal (1827-1926) and McGill's Ethnological Museum (see Lawson 1994, 1999).
•Approximately 18,000 objects •
•Donated by over 400 individuals / institutions •
•Chronological scope/Palaeolithic (40,000 BP to present)
•Global geographical range
(excluding Canadian material, which is mandate of McCord Museum)
•Donated by over 400 individuals / institutions •
•Chronological scope/Palaeolithic (40,000 BP to present)
•Global geographical range
(excluding Canadian material, which is mandate of McCord Museum)