A Listing of Categories and Sub-Categories


Using the Category and Sub-Category fields, you can do a very general search. This would list all objects that fall into a defined use or description or Classification. Use the list below to associate the Categories and Sub-Categories to help you find the group of objects that you are looking for.
If you wanted to find out about the carpets or fabrics that were at Point Ellice House, you could do a Sub-Category search on 'TEXTILES', or perhaps a Category search on 'FURNISHINGS'.

About Categories and Sub-Categories

Index of Categories:

  1. COMMUNICATION ARTIFACTS
  2. DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
  3. FURNISHINGS
  4. PERSONAL ARTIFACTS
  5. RECREATIONAL ARTIFACTS
  6. STRUCTURES
  7. T&E FOR COMMUNICATION
  8. T&E FOR MATERIALS
  9. T&E FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
  10. UNCLASSIFIABLE ARTIFACTS


Communication Artifacts

  • Advertising Medium
  • Art
  • Ceremonial Artifact
  • Documentary Artifact
  • Exchange Medium
  • Personal Symbol

Distribution & Transportation Artifacts

  • Container
  • Aerospace Transportation
  • Aerospace Transportation Equipment
  • Aerospace Transportation Aerospace Transportation-Accessory
  • Land Transportation
  • Land Transportation-Animal-Powered
  • Land Transportation-Human-Powered
  • Land Transportation-Motorized
  • Land Transportation-Accessory
  • Rail Transportation
  • Rail Transportation-Equipment
  • Rail Transportation-Accessory
  • Water Transportation
  • Water Transportation-Equipment
  • Water Transportation-Accessory

Furnishings

  • Bedding
  • Floor Covering
  • Furniture
  • Household Accessory
  • Lighting Device
  • Plumbing Fixture
  • Temperature Control Device
  • Window Or Door Covering

Personal Artifacts

  • Adornment
  • Clothing
  • Clothing-Footwear
  • Clothing-Headwear
  • Clothing-Outerwear
  • Cothing-Underwear
  • Clothing-Accessory
  • Personal Gear
  • Toilet Article

Recreational Artifacts

  • Game
  • Public Entertainment Device
  • Recreational Device
  • Sports Equipment
  • Toy

Structures

  • Building
  • Building Component
  • Site Feature
  • Other Structure

T&E for Communications

  • Data Processing T&E
  • Drafting T&E
  • Musical T&E
  • Photographic T&E
  • Printing T&E
  • Sound Communication T&E
  • Telecommunication T&E
  • Visual Communication T&E
  • Written Communication T&E
  • Other T&E For Communication

T&E for Materials

  • Agriculture T&E
  • Animal Husbandry T&E
  • Fishing & Trapping T&E
  • Food T&E
  • Food Processing T&E
  • Food Service T&E
  • Forestry T&E
  • Glass/Plastics/Clayworking T&E
  • Leather/Horn/Shellworking T&E
  • Masonry/Stoneworking T&E
  • Metalworking T&E
  • Mining/Mineral Harvesting T&E
  • Painting T&E
  • Papermaking T&E
  • Textileworking T&E
  • Woodworking T&E
  • Other T&E For Materials
  • Basket/Broom/Brush Making T&E
  • Cigar Making T&E
  • Lapidary T&E
  • Wigmaking T&E

T&E for Science & Technology

  • Acoustical T&E
  • Armament T&E
  • Armament-Firearm
  • Armament-Edged
  • Armament-Bludgeon
  • Armament-Artillery
  • Armament-Ammunition
  • Armament-Body Armor
  • Armament-Accessory
  • Astronomical T&E
  • Biological T&E
  • Chemical T&E
  • Construction T&E
  • Electrical & Magnetic T&E
  • Energy Production T&E
  • Geological T&E
  • Maintenance T&E
  • Mechanical T&E
  • Medical & Psychological T&E
  • Merchandising T&E
  • Meteorological T&E
  • Nuclear Physics T&E
  • Optical T&E
  • Regulative & Protective T&E
  • Surveying & Navigational T&E
  • Thermal T&E
  • Timekeeping T&E
  • Weights & Measures T&E
  • Other

Unclassifiable Artifacts

  • Artifact Remnant
  • Function Unknown
  • Mulitple Use Artifacts
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