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Abstract

The ‘Pre-Disciplinary’ Early African Collections of the National Museums Scotland

The African collection of the National Museums Scotland (NMS) is one of the oldest in Britain, because it contains assemblages from two other Edinburgh institutions that were founded well before NMS’ own launch in 1854 as The Industrial Museum of Scotland. The earliest of these contributing institutions was the University...

Kingdon, Zachary
Captain Corran, African collections, University of Edinburgh Natural History Museum, Harriet Astley collection, Colonial histories and Legacies, National Museums Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and Industrial Museum of Scotland