Skull Collection

A photo of the complete collection as it existed in Argyle St until 2015.

Skull Collection Argyle St 2014

Skull Collection Argyle St 2014

Off-white resin. Northampton 1985. Collected by B. Basura

Off-white resin. Northampton 1985. Collected by B. Basura

The first skull in my Skull Collection…read more..

Mexican unfired pottery painted in pink and gold. Mexico City 1993. collected by G. Ruddick and B. Basura

Mexican unfired pottery painted in pink and gold. Mexico City 1993. collected by G. Ruddick and B. Basura

Pottery incense holder in Oaxacan black clay. Oaxaca City, Mexico 1993. Collected by B. Basura

Pottery incense holder in Oaxacan black clay. Oaxaca City, Mexico 1993. Collected by B. Basura

Jointed skelton unfired pottery and metal. Mexico D.F. 1993. Collected B.Basura

Jointed skelton unfired pottery and metal. Mexico D.F. 1993. Collected B.Basura

The Mexico sub-set

 

Carved Indian soapstone incense holder. London 1994. Collected G.Ruddick

Carved Indian soapstone incense holder. London 1994. Collected G.Ruddick

Leaded resin. London 1994. Collected by G. Ruddick.

Leaded resin. London 1994. Collected by G. Ruddick.

Calavera Ladies of the night boxed tableau. Los Angeles 1994. Donated by J. Kalinowski

Calavera Ladies of the night boxed tableau. Los Angeles 1994. Donated by J. Kalinowski

Off-white resin cannabis pipe. Leeds 2001. Collected by T. Goodwin

Off-white resin cannabis pipe. Leeds 2001. Collected by T. Goodwin

Two skulls beads of carved crystal. New Age Shop, Oxford 2000. Collected by B Basura

Two skulls beads of carved crystal. New Age Shop, Oxford 2000. Collected by B Basura

Painted skull fridge magnet. Imported by Evolution, Cambridge 2010. Collected by B. Basura

Painted skull fridge magnet. Imported by Evolution, Cambridge 2010. Collected by B. Basura

Carved black candle. Cambridge UK 2012. Collected by B. Basura

Carved black candle. Cambridge UK 2012. Collected by B. Basura

Skull Pencil Top. White metal skull pencil top. Welcome Institute

White metal Skull Pencil Top. Welcome Institute November 2012. Collected by B. Basura.

Painted wooden box. East Asia 2013. Donated by Phil MFU.

Painted wooden box. East Asia 2013. Donated by Phil MFU.

Painted potato-paste skull bauble. Peru 2013. MAA Cambridge. Collected by B. Basura

Painted potato-paste skull bauble. Peru 2013. MAA Cambridge. Collected by B. Basura

Painted potato-paste skull bead. Peru 2013. MAA Cambridge. Collected by B. Basura

Painted potato-paste skull bead. Peru 2013. MAA Cambridge. Collected by B. Basura

Santa Muerte figure in a matchbox. Peru 2013. Imported by MAA Cambridge. Collected by B.Basura

Santa Muerte figure in a matchbox. Peru 2013. Imported by MAA Cambridge. Collected by B.Basura

Carved bone. Indonesia 2013. Donated by S. Beings

Carved bone. Indonesia 2013. Donated by S. Beings

Adventure In The Paris Catacombs

Small Dancing Skeleton. Jointed plastic skeleton marionette. height 3 inches. Mexico 1993. Collected by G. Ruddick. Donated 2015.

Jointed plastic marionette. height 9 cm. Collected by G. Ruddick Mexico 1993. Donated 2015.

Small Dancing Skeleton. Earlier this week I spent the day .more

Three new aquistions during 2018:

Jonny's Skull

Jonny’s Skull. Lifesized soapstone skulll with glass marble eye socket. Sculpture by Jonny Marvel, collected by Dan Cooper. Donated July 2018.

 

55th Birthday Skull.

55th Birthday Skull. Tealight holder in resin. Gifted by Heather and Martha McVey. July 2018.

 

Strawberry Fair Skull

Strawberry Fair Skull. white ceramic tealight holder. Shoreditch 2018. Gifted by Adam Crawford. Photo: Toby Ilsley.

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