Exhibition: Made for Trade

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Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Pitt Rivers Museum
Date(s): 
Monday, 18 July 2011 - Sunday, 27 January 2013
Timing: 
10.00-4.30 Tuesday to Sunday and bank holiday Monday; 12-4.30 Monday. Please check at Christmas & Easter
Cost: 
Free
2 Khond figures from the exhibition

Indian silk textiles, a solar-powered prayer wheel, Maasai jewellery, a brick made of tea, parrot feather ornaments, moccasins with red ‘Stroud’ cloth, lustrous glass beads from Venice… from local markets to global networks this exhibition offers insights into the world of trade through the Museum’s remarkable collections. The exhibition forms part of a five-year project involving ten major European ethnography museums, entitled “Ethnography Museums and World Cultures - RIME”. The project is funded with support from the European Commission.

prm@prm.ox.ac.uk

Further Information

Contact Details: 
Tel: 01865 270927. Pitt Rivers Museum entry through the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW