Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date

William Thomson's Tide Predicting Machine, 1872

1872

Glass pharmacy storage bottle

1864

Cash sword of coins for protecting new born baby from harmful spirits

1701-1800

Bark cloth roll containing two dried leaves of tobacco

1871-1910

Bark cloth roll containing several dried leaves of tobacco

1871-1910

Pair of Trieder 'Porro' type prismatic opera glass binoculars (3 power & 12mm objective lenses)

1902-1924

Ivory pestle

Knotted cord bag with very loose mesh suggesting that it was used to carry a large vessel

1880-1920

Comb, cane needles set into wooden yoke

1831-1925

Amuletic belt made of snake vertebrae

1880-1915

Eleven snakeskin amulet cases stitched to fibre cord necklace decorated with red cord beads

1880-1910

Cowrie shell necklace with fine beadwork bag suspended

1880-1910

Grass basketry penis sheath covered with brown and white reeds

1890-1925

6 weights each a solid rectangle of brass

1801-1900

Spectacle cases

1890-1930

Apothecary's balance with steel beam and mother-of-pearl pans

1831-1870

Tuck in

1851-1900

Chatelaine, pull off

1801-1900

Spectacle, case, chatelaine type

1840-1915

Small metal tinder box with steel incorporated round rim

1820-1900

Hand folding spectacles

1830-1910

Folding spectacles with cord

1801-1900

Set of four plated metal urethral sounds in leatherette case

1860-1920

Ready reckoner (currency)

1972-1976

Twisted cord necklace strung with 5 amulets

1880-1910

Turned wooden post supporting an apothecary's balance

1850-1900

Amulet worn by a derstee of the small pox spirit

Amuletic case

1880-1916

Mat of reeds framed with glass copper and brass beads

1880-1900

Amuletic bundle composed of three bamboo canes

1880-1920

Leather band with red cord hangings and coloured wool tassels

1880-1920

Wooden tobacco pipe

1801-1900

Amuletic horn bound with fibre and ornamented with cowrie shells

1890-1930

Medicine bundle or amuletic bag

1880-1920

Medicine man's rattle

1890-1925

Iron pick

1880-1925

Bone blade lashed to carved wooden handle

Amber and copper bead necklace with pendant suspended

1880-1915

Carved wooden snuff box

1880-1920

"S-phone" type 13/Mk IV personal portable UHF tranmitter/receiver with display "torso", 1942-1945

1942-1945

Pouch attached to box lid through ojime

1860-1935

Tonkotsu in form of pile of cash, linked to netsuke via ojime

1880-1915

Tonkotsu decorated with carved shishi

1800-1900

Convex plaque carved with Indian deity

1700-1920

Tobacco pipe with case linked to tonkotsu via ojime

1880-1915

Tobacco pipe with case linked to tonkotsu via ojime

1880-1915

Tonkotsu with lid linked to netsuke via ojime

1880-1929

Tobacco pipe linked by cord via ojime to tonkotsu

1880-1929

Netsuke in form of dragon shaped brush case

1701-1900

Cylindrical amulet case with charm inside

1801-1900