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Category
Collection
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Object type
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Material
Date
Amuletic bracelet made from twisted wire and beads

Amuletic bracelet made from twisted wire and beads

1880-1925

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

Wooden figure representing the god Eshu, Nigeria, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Florence Nightingale's moccasins, 1850-1856

Florence Nightingale's moccasins, 1850-1856

1850-1856

Healer’s decorated necklace, west-central Africa, 1880-1920

Healer’s decorated necklace, west-central Africa, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Apron, bends in geometrical pattern decorated with metal pendant

Apron, bends in geometrical pattern decorated with metal pendant

1840-1935

Veil worn by Tutsi woman or Ankole priests, Africa, 1890-1930

Veil worn by Tutsi woman or Ankole priests, Africa, 1890-1930

1890-1930

Bear claw amuletic necklace

Bear claw amuletic necklace

1871-1920

Fly-whisk of horsehair with amulet case on handle

Fly-whisk of horsehair with amulet case on handle

1880-1920

Amuletic bundles comprised of birds claws

Amuletic bundles comprised of birds claws

1890-1930

Miser purse mounted in posse partout case

Miser purse mounted in posse partout case

1830-1870

Stylised doll consisting of conical shape covered with coiled polychrome strings of beads with brass disc for face

Stylised doll consisting of conical shape covered with coiled polychrome strings of beads with brass disc for face

1880-1925

Fly whisk with red

Fly whisk with red

1851-1920

Gourd or seed case snuff containertt

Gourd or seed case snuff containertt

1880-1920

Oval block of wood with fish tail ends

Oval block of wood with fish tail ends

1890-1910

Blue cloth headdress with large ears

Blue cloth headdress with large ears

1890-1920

White bead necklace with horn tip in centre sold by medicine man as remedy for stomach pains

White bead necklace with horn tip in centre sold by medicine man as remedy for stomach pains

1900-1925

Small tortoiseshell perforated at top for suspension

Small tortoiseshell perforated at top for suspension

1880-1915

Anthropomaphic, female ancestral figure

Anthropomaphic, female ancestral figure

1870-1900

Tassel from an amulet

Tassel from an amulet

1880-1925

Wooden snuff mortar in form of carved female figure with mortar on her head in form of Chokwe drum

Wooden snuff mortar in form of carved female figure with mortar on her head in form of Chokwe drum

1880-1925

Child's amuletic necklace

Child's amuletic necklace

1874

Amulet, consisting of string with threaded objects such as beads

Amulet, consisting of string with threaded objects such as beads

1870-1920

Amuletic necklace of alternating blue glass and vertebrae-like wooden beads with 2 horn tips

Amuletic necklace of alternating blue glass and vertebrae-like wooden beads with 2 horn tips

1880-1920

Flat wooden comb with twelve long prongs

Flat wooden comb with twelve long prongs

1871-1925

Animal hair fly-whisk in leather handle with looped leather sling and horn medicine phial attached

Animal hair fly-whisk in leather handle with looped leather sling and horn medicine phial attached

1880-1925

Fibre and beadwork amulet worn by girls

Fibre and beadwork amulet worn by girls

1871-1910

Pieces of root which are chewed as an expectorant

Pieces of root which are chewed as an expectorant

1880-1900

Amuletic necklace

Amuletic necklace

1890-1925

Spectacle, case, chatelaine type

Spectacle, case, chatelaine type

1840-1915

Medicine man's necklace

Medicine man's necklace

1880-1918

Amuletic necklace of teeth

Amuletic necklace of teeth

1880-1920

Small cane comb with 22 prongs

Small cane comb with 22 prongs

1881-1925

Amuletic fly-whisk

Amuletic fly-whisk

1880-1920

Wooden coffee mill

Wooden coffee mill

1801-1910

Small tortoiseshell

Small tortoiseshell

1880-1915

Ear lobe distender in the form of a cane tube

Ear lobe distender in the form of a cane tube

1871-1915

Brass nose ring decorated with flat zig zag shaped plate and coloured beads

Brass nose ring decorated with flat zig zag shaped plate and coloured beads

1880-1915

Carved wooden ancestral figure

Carved wooden ancestral figure

1890-1930

Set of three spirit bubbles with thermometer

Set of three spirit bubbles with thermometer

Small tortoiseshell

Small tortoiseshell

1880-1920

Bamboo cane snuff container

Bamboo cane snuff container

1880-1925

Six containers of beetle chitin and seeds suspended on beaded and twisted fibre strings

Six containers of beetle chitin and seeds suspended on beaded and twisted fibre strings

1880-1920

Leather amulet in the form of a necklace

Leather amulet in the form of a necklace

1880-1920

Amulet necklace

Amulet necklace

1880-1920

Glass bead necklace threaded on plaited fibre

Glass bead necklace threaded on plaited fibre

Small skin medicine man's bag, hung with chains

Small skin medicine man's bag, hung with chains

1880-1910

Two leather amulet cases

Two leather amulet cases

Amuletic horns

Amuletic horns

1880-1920

Amuletic necklace of lions and leopard's teeth(26)

Amuletic necklace of lions and leopard's teeth(26)

1880-1920

Woven fibre string band foir compressing breast with coloured bead decoration

Woven fibre string band foir compressing breast with coloured bead decoration

1881-1925