Topic description and stories

Necklet worn by a royal bodyguard, gifted in 1902 by Apolo Kagwa, Katikiro of Uganda

Two million years of human stories

12 Oct 2017

Every object in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology tells not just one but many stories. The Museum’s collections chronicle two million years...

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Human-shaped figures and pendants of whale ivory strung on fine plaited coir cords. Probably presented to Lady Gordon, 1875-80, Fiji.

First major UK exhibition of Fijian art opens at Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

07 Jun 2013

The most historically significant collection of Fijian objects in the world outside of Fiji will go on display from today (June 7) at Cambridge...

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Detail of A View of Maitavie Bay, on the island of Otaheite by William Hodges

Known and unknown: great travellers of the Pacific

05 Nov 2011

Islanders: The Pacific in the Age of Empire tells the story of the Pacific Islanders and their early interactions with Western travellers from the...

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