Pre-Colombian Jamaica: Caribbean Archeology and Ethnohistory
by Phillip Allsworth-Jones
by Phillip Allsworth-Jones
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204 / Appendix D.<br />
The Curator of the Museum will be very glad to communicate with anyone<br />
having such remains in his possession, or willing to assist by searching for them.<br />
Gifts or loans will be thankfully acknowledged, <strong>and</strong>, in the case of the latter,<br />
carefully returned when the Special Exhibition is closed.<br />
I am, etc.,<br />
J. E. Duerden, Curator.<br />
The result of this endeavour was that the anticipations of the Governors<br />
were confirmed <strong>and</strong> supported, <strong>and</strong> a sufficient supply of objects, connected<br />
with <strong>Jamaica</strong>’s aboriginal Indian inhabitants, was contributed to enable the<br />
Exhibition to be opened in November. The interest aroused in the isl<strong>and</strong> has<br />
also brought to notice a number of relics not previously known, <strong>and</strong> has led to<br />
various discoveries <strong>and</strong> investigations of importance to the Anthropology of<br />
<strong>Jamaica</strong> <strong>and</strong> of the West Indies generally.<br />
A complete list of the objects presented <strong>and</strong> lent to the Museum for this special<br />
purpose will be found in the Annual Report of the Institute for the year<br />
1895–96.<br />
The following, however, amongst the many <strong>Jamaica</strong>n exhibits, call for particular<br />
notice.<br />
• A collection of human crania, bones, <strong>and</strong> other objects from the Halberstadt<br />
cave, presented by Mr. B. S. Gosset <strong>and</strong> the Rev. W. W. Rumsey.<br />
• A collection of vessels, crania, etc., from the Richmond Hill <strong>and</strong> Botany<br />
Bay caves, lent by the Rev. W. W. Rumsey.<br />
• A collection of 171 stone implements, lent by Inspector Church.<br />
• A collection of fragments of aboriginal pottery, lent by Miss Moulton<br />
Barrett.<br />
• Collections of stone implements, presented by Dr. G. J. Neish, Mr. W. H.<br />
Plant, <strong>and</strong> others.<br />
• [2]Stone implements, a cast of a monolithic axe, an aboriginal skull <strong>and</strong><br />
vessel, lent by Lady Blake.<br />
• Photographs of rock- carvings <strong>and</strong> rock pictures, presented by Mr. J. F.<br />
Brennan.<br />
In addition to these, an important series of objects, illustrative of the presentday<br />
life of the natives of British Guiana, was generously lent by the Demerara<br />
Museum, through its Curator, Mr. J. J. Quelch, for comparison with the local<br />
exhibits.<br />
The Rev. T. W. Bindley, M.A., of Barbados, also lent a number of Barbadian<br />
shell implements <strong>and</strong> other objects for the same purpose.
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