Carved wooden "Akua mona" doll
1840-1910
Plains chief's breast-plate of eagle wing bones and coloured glass beads
1871-1900
Eleven snakeskin amulet cases stitched to fibre cord necklace decorated with red cord beads
1880-1910
Gourd snuff container
1890-1930
Open end chatelaine spectacle case
1801-1900
Carved wooden "akua mma" doll which expressed the Ashanti ideal of beauty
1851-1920
Bead amulet or pendant
1910-1930
Amuletic necklace of twisted fibre threaded with large teeth
1880-1920
Ribbon necklace with ten large blue glass beads threaded through
1900-1920
Necklace, Chippewa Indians, USA, c. 1801-1920
1801-1920
Carved wooden "Akua Mma" doll
1850-1915
Ibedji figure representing a dead male twin, Yoruba people, Nigeria, 1871-1910
1871-1910
Carved wooden effigy or Ibedji, typical Yoriba sta
1871-1910
Carved wooden effigy female with child on its back
1880-1920
Gourd container for "medicine" covered in lattice network of small blue and white beads
1880-1920
Long animal horn
1880-1920
Veil, beaded, Tutsi, Rwanda, 1880-1930
1880-1930
Snuff box
1880-1930
Two dried seed shell snuff boxes
1880-1915
Baby carrier beads threaded on cotton between wooden arms decorated with nut cases
1870-1935
Soft leather baby carrier
1890-1920
9 small animal teeth threaded on fine strands of beads
1880-1920
Necklace, belonging to witch doctor
1890-1932
Horn containing gum-like medicine
1880-1930
Red glass bead necklace
1890-1930
Tortoiseshell amulet to promote sturdy growth in children
1880-1910
Amuletic bundle, beaded tassels and nut shells
1880-1900
Amulet, in form of two small pieces of alum
1910-1930
Bead amulet in form of two pieces of alum
1870-1930
Amuletic necklace consisting of 4 large teeth threaded on band of fine black beads in many strands
1870-1920
Amuletic necklace consisting of small buff-coloured leather cases interspersed with white beads and four black beads
1880-1910
Amuletic horn attached to broad cloth straps
1880-1925
Amuletic necklace worn by
1870-1920
Oblong bronze bell with clapper string with yellow and white beads
1801-1910
Snuff box
1880-1920
Brass snuff container
1890-1930
Carved wooden comb with handle in form of human head with glass beads round neck
1880-1925
Medicine man's bag, Congo, West Africa, 1871-1910
1871-1910
Open end chatelaine spectacle case
1801-1900
Amuletic necklace consisting of seeds interspersed with glass beads
1801-1920
Wooden staff with globular head
1880-1920
Necklace, medicine man's pair of animals claws joined at the wider ends to represent bullocks horn
1880-1930
Earplug of rolled purple palm-leaf with polychrome two-tiered decorative end
1880-1925
Amuletic necklet
1880-1920
Amuletic bundle consisting of string handle with gourd
1890-1920