Collections from other regions

Collections from regions other than Australia and the Pacific are not a strength of the Macleay holdings. In some instances countries are represented by single ethnographic objects or historic photographs.

‘Japanese man’. Before 1940. Anthropology Department glass lantern slide (HP99.1.1593). © Sydney University Museums

Places represented in the collections include:

Asia
Burma (Myanmar), China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan.

Americas
Mexico, Canada, USA, Peru.

Africa
Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Europe
England, Russia, France, Denmark.

There is also a small amount of European-Australian historic material, mostly associated with collectors and donors, including personal memorabilia, fieldwork equipment and research related materials.

The University of Sydney - Sydney University Museums

Collections from other regions