「Death」
Dublin Core
Title
「Death」
Description
A collection of nine objects surrounding the theme of Death. The initial idea was to include objects representing both "Collecting the Dead" and "Communicating with the Dead", but then again, these two seems rather the same throughout the collecting process.
Creator
Lan Xiao
Source
UCL Museums and Collections
Publisher
Lan Xiao
Date
December 2014
Format
Virtual Collection
Collection Items
Jeremy Bentham Auto-icon
The auto-icon is constitute of Jeremy Bentham's skeleton dressed in his usual clothes, with the wax face modelled by Jaques Talrich. The head is preserved in the Institute of Archaeology. Alongside the auto-icon are Jeremy Bentham's ring, glasses,…
Pot Burial
"A pot burial from Hemamieh, near the village of Badari. The village name is now used to refer to a distinct predynastic civilisation called Badarian. Badarian sites were found by Ali Suefi in 1923 and published by Guy Brunton and Gertrude…
Mummy Case
"The wooden mummy case dates from Dynasty 21 (1069-969 BC) and is covered by cartonnage. Ancient Egyptian cartonnage is a material made from layers of linen or papyrus, coated with gesso (a calcium based mineral substance) and then painted. The mummy…
Modern Human Skull (Homo Sapiens Sapiens)
"Replica of modern human skull. The earliest known anatomically modern human fossils, distinguished by chins and high foreheads, are 150,000 to 200,000 years old, from Ethiopia. About Homo Sapiens: 1. Linnaean taxonomy: -Vertebrata (subphylum) …
Chinese Ancestral Tablet
"Lacquered wooden ancestral tablet in red, black and gold,. Chinese inscriptions on front. The tablet and based comprise two separate pieces of wood, a tall upright rectangular piece with rounded top, set into a rectangular base, probably with glue.…
Indigenous Burial Post/Hollow Log
The burial post is hollow log coffin from Oceania/Australia. Hollow logs made for a burial ceremony are large. Smaller hollow logs may be made to keep the bones of the deceased at the home of the family for a period of time. The hollow logs can also…
Nigerian Mask
A mask from South Nigeria Annang tribe. The style of mask is associated with the Ekpo Secret Society, whose membership is restricted to Annang and Ibibio men. (More information:…
Chinese Funeral Objects/Paper Commodities
Objects used in funerals or each year on Tomb-Sweeping Day (04 April). By burning these commodities, they are sent to the ancestors, so that they can enjoy in the afterlife. 21 objects; mainly made of cardboard, with price stickers in Hong Kong…
The Galton Collection
"The Victorian scientist Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. bequeathed a collection of objects to University College London on his death in 1911. These objects, which include Galton's personal effects, custom-made instruments used in his research and objects…