Ethnographic Collections
The Peabody Museum's ethnographic holdings are among the best in the World and contribute to the Peabody's standing as a world-class research institution. The vast collection contains especially fine holdings from North America, Africa, and Oceania, as well as objects from Asia, Central and South America, and Europe.
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Beadwork moccasins attributed to the Oglala Teton Sioux. Photo by Hillel Burger. PM 19-17-10/87391.
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- Garments and hunting equipment, Arctic.
- Quillwork, baskets, wampum, and canoes, Northeast.
- Items collected by Lewis and Clark, Plains.
- Chitimacha baskets, Louisiana.
- Pueblo ceramics from nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Southwest.
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Mano face mask, Liberia, circa 1930s. Harley collection. Photo by Mark Craig. PM 37-77-50/2791.
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- Early nineteenth-century objects from the Boston Museum Collection.
- Harley Liberian mask collection.
- Musical instruments.
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Crested helmet, Hawaii, 19th century. Photo by Hillel Burger. PM 99-12-70/53559.
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- Artifacts from the Dani, Asmat, and Sepik River area and Papuan Gulf of New Guinea.
- Maori carved door panels, bowls, and human figures.
- Tapa figures and carved wood statues from Easter Island.
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Samurai face mask from Japan. PM 35-111-60/1594.
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Contemporary ceramic effigy vessel, Shipibo. PM 980-10-30/10552.
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- Objects from the Agassiz expeditions of 1870s and 1880s, including Amazonian featherwork.
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Ceramic incensario, Oaxaca, Mexico. Gift of Alice P. Melvin. PM 993-24-20/27392.
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Drinking cup, Norway. PM 06-12-40/65852.
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- Several collections from Scandinavia.
- The Ehrich collection from Yugoslavia.
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Research visits to the Peabody Museum Archives are by appointment only and must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance. See links on the left navigation bar for additional information.
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