Sloane acquired approximately three hundred and fifty artificial curiosities from North American Indians, Eskimos, South America, the Lapland, Siberia, East Indies, and the West Indies, including nine items from Jamaica.
Sloane anskaffede sig omkring 350 forskellige genstande fra de nordamerikanske indianere, eskimoer, fra Sydamerika, Lapland, Sibirien, Ostindien og Vestindien,, inklusive ni genstande fra Jamaica.