HOLDINGS FROM ASIA The Peabody’s Asian collection, consisting of around 6,000 objects, encompasses materials from all corners of Asia. Among these holdings are Japanese and Chinese ceramics and porcelains, Chinese soul-money, cut paper and other ephemera, the Quentin Roosevelt collection from Yunnan (Tibetan, Naxi, Minchia), the Jewell collection of Late Imperial ornaments and implements, Kachin and Shan textiles, Japanese samurai armor, and the “Feejee Mermaid,” exhibited by P.T. Barnum and probably made in Japan. The collection of Ainu artifacts is among the largest in North America, consisting of robes, leggings, prayer sticks, baskets, wooden bowls, hunting tools and ornaments. From India and Pakistan, the museum’s collections include clothing, shoes, basketry and pottery. Parts of the Middle East-Syria, Yemen, and Iraq-are represented by daggers, bridle ornaments and ceramic jars. The museum houses a wide range of Siberian objects, among which the hide costumes and carved, wooden household items stand out..
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