Image
Category
Collection
Object type
Material
Maker
Place
Date
Medicine man's outfit consisting of bark apron and leg bands

Medicine man's outfit consisting of bark apron and leg bands

1881-1925

Armlet made of shells

Armlet made of shells

1880-1930

Medicine man's leather thong necklace strung cowrie shells and wooden pendants

Medicine man's leather thong necklace strung cowrie shells and wooden pendants

1880-1930

Carved nut pomander, in metal mount

Carved nut pomander, in metal mount

Medicine man's belt

Medicine man's belt

1880-1930

Shell, nut and bone divination set

Shell, nut and bone divination set

Dried nut shell similar in texture to a walnut rounded

Dried nut shell similar in texture to a walnut rounded

1900-1920

Amulet, consisting of string with threaded objects such as beads

Amulet, consisting of string with threaded objects such as beads

1870-1920

Double-nut, found by a butcher's boy who was told that it was "good against tooth-ache"

Double-nut, found by a butcher's boy who was told that it was "good against tooth-ache"

1910-1924

Amulet necklace

Amulet necklace

1880-1920

2 nuts of blood wood

2 nuts of blood wood

1890-1930

Divination set of cowrie shells and nut shells

Divination set of cowrie shells and nut shells

Cosmetic container with stopper and applicator on chain

Cosmetic container with stopper and applicator on chain

1850-1920

Leather amulet threaded with a small nut

Leather amulet threaded with a small nut

1890-1925

Nut scent bottle

Nut scent bottle

Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and covered with red pigment

Small amuletic nut perforated through centre for suspension and covered with red pigment

1880-1920

Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury

Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury

1870-1930

Small iron instruments threaded on to a bar either side of a nut

Small iron instruments threaded on to a bar either side of a nut

1880-1930

Medicine man's necklace

Medicine man's necklace

1880-1918

Small brown bi-lobe nut

Small brown bi-lobe nut

1880-1936

Medicine man's ring made of lanceolate nut on iron ring

Medicine man's ring made of lanceolate nut on iron ring

1880-1920

Amuletic rattle

Amuletic rattle

1880-1930

Amuletic necklace of seven dried nuts and bean pods covered in fine brass wire mesh

Amuletic necklace of seven dried nuts and bean pods covered in fine brass wire mesh

1880-1910

Dried nut, honeycomb appearance, roughly ball shaped

Dried nut, honeycomb appearance, roughly ball shaped

Amuletic armlet

Amuletic armlet

1880-1920

Glass stoppered jar with nut amulet containing mercury

Glass stoppered jar with nut amulet containing mercury

1800-1869

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

1986

Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

1881-1925

Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods

Amuletic necklace composed of bean pods

1870-1920

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

1986

Amuletic thong belt with rings holding bells

Amuletic thong belt with rings holding bells

1880-1910

Ladle, made from nut

Ladle, made from nut

1850-1900

Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae threaded on stiff grass, partly covered in red cloth, Zulu, South African, 1890-1930

Belt, possibly amuletic made of snake vertebrae threaded on stiff grass

1890-1930

Kola nut mounted with other materia medica on inscribed glass plate, from West Africa, 1871-1938

Kola nut mounted with other materia medica on inscribed glass plate

1871-1938

Amulet consisting of black polished nut with zoomorphic carved decoration, partly bound with woven fibre string, with fibre loop, from Fly River, New Guinea, 1871-1925

Amulet consisting of black polished nut with zoomorphic carved decoration

1871-1925

Brown nut, resembles a hedgehog, with projecting modules, said to be excellent medicine, Czuro, Bolivia, 1880-1930

Brown nut

1880-1930

Lime knife, made of carved bone stained with betel nut, decorated with broken string of beads, pearl shells and nuts, from New Guinea, 1871-1925

Lime knife

1871-1925

Nine physic nuts from Samoa, once contained in glass desk mounted on backplate, container missing, Samoa, 1860-1920

Nine physic nuts from Samoa

1860-1920

Nuts and powder, "mpere" in vernacular, used to relieve pain, probably Africa, 1871 to 1938

Nuts and powder

1871-1938