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Necklace, belonging to witch doctor

1890-1932

Amuletic necklace of twisted fibre threaded with large teeth

1880-1920

Amulet, upper and lower mandible and nasal cavity of animal

1880-1920

Amuletic necklace of teeth

1880-1920

Necklace, Chippewa Indians, USA, c. 1801-1920

1801-1920

Tusks, teeth and jaw of animal

1880-1920

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

1881-1925

Amulet of 19 teeth and one brass bell

1880-1920

Amuletic thong belt with rings holding bells

1880-1910

Amulet, consisting of string with threaded objects such as beads

1870-1920

Amulet consisting of two pigs teeth sealed in chamois bag trimmed with silk

1860-1915

Amuletic necklace of teeth

1880-1920

Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band of fine black beads in many strands

1870-1920

Necklace of animal teeth and bones

1870-1925
4 animal teeth threaded on short length of string, probably amuletic, Africa, 1880-1920

4 animal teeth threaded on short length of string

1880-1920
Full upper denture, elephant ivory with human anteriors, probably English, 1801-1850

Denture made with ivory and human teeth

1801-1850
Ceremonial ancestral skull of child, artificially deformed, features rebuilt and painted forming mask, with fibre string attached, from Malekula, New Hebrides, 1871-1900

Ceremonial ancestral skull of child

1871-1900
Skull with mandible, face partially reconstructed with wax, eye sockets wax filled, from interior tribe, Kikori, Papua New Guinea, 1830-1920

Skull with mandible

1830-1920
Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask, real hair embedded in skull, on wooden stand, from Sepik River region, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask

1871-1920
Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask, real hair embedded in skull, from Sepik River region, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask

1871-1920
Lower mandible from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

Lower mandible from prehistoric cemetery at Gebel-Moya, Sudan

Woman's skull with fretted wooden shaft projecting from nasal aperture, called Kaneka, ritual object, from New Guinea or New Britain, 1801-1900

Woman's skull with fretted wooden shaft projecting from nasal aperture

1801-1900
Male, ceremonial ancestral skull, artificially deformed, features rebuilt and painted forming mask, with wig, on wooden display stand, from Malekula, New Hebrides, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral skull

1871-1920