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Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected from various sampling locations around the world by the HMS Challenger expedition, 1872-1876, and HMS Bulldog, 1860.

Sea bed sediment samples and nodules collected by HMS Challenger and HMS Bulldog

1860-1876

Sample of ‘volcanic mud’ containing sponge spicules collected by HMS Challenger from the southern Indian Ocean near the Kerguelen Islands at a depth of 20-120 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 149.

Sample of ‘volcanic mud’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘blue mud’ collected by HMS Challenger from the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 1900 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 323.

Sample of ‘blue mud' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘blue mud’, collected by HMS Challenger from the Western Pacific Ocean, south of Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 2050 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 213.

Sample of ‘blue mud' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers, blood, fibre and hair cord, used by kurdaitcha, made by Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers

1890-1920

Sample of ‘globigerina ooze’ with clay collected by HMS Challenger from the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile, south west of the Juan Fernandez Islands, at a depth of 1825 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was 296. Globigerina is a genus of planktonic Foraminifera; shells of these tiny animals dominate vast areas of the deep sea floor.

Sample of ‘globigerina ooze’ collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Bobasso charm used to render others impotent, bone, wood, etc., with 2 padlocks, Gold Coast, c. 1920

Bobasso charm used to render others impotent

1900-1926

Sample of ‘red clay’, collected by HMS Challenger from the Pacific Ocean, south of Hawaii, at a depth of 2900 fathoms, 1872-1876.

Sample of ‘red clay' collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876

Sample of ‘red clay’, collected by HMS Challenger from the South Atlantic Ocean, north of the Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 2950 fathoms, 1872-1876. Collection site was station 256.

Sample of ‘red clay’, collected by HMS Challenger, 1872-1876

1872-1876