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Wire brush in a quill

Wire brush in a quill

1790-1819

Syringe, bamboo and quill

Syringe, bamboo and quill

1850-1900

Decorated fingernail guard

Decorated fingernail guard

1801-1900

Decorated fingernail guard

Decorated fingernail guard

1801-1900

Quill from enema tube

Quill from enema tube

1801-1930

1 Paper packet containing 1 Piece of zinc tubing, 1 Small piece of chain, 1 Piece of zinc folded, 1 Agate burnisher, 1 Small brush in quill, 1 Wire staple, 1 Tap, 2 Pieces of tortoiseshell, screwed together, marked “J. Wise”

Plaster blank in paper packet

1790-1819

Horn pigment holder with stopper pierced by 2 porcupine quills, horn covered with cloth and cowrie shells, used for tattooing, from Bamara region, West Sudan, 1880-1905

Horn pigment holder with stopper pierced by 2 porcupine quills

1880-1905

2 throat brushes, hair and quill, without handles

2 throat brushes

Hair brush, quill and hair

Hair brush

Brush, quill and bristles

Brush, quill and bristles

Small brush with quill handle

Small brush with quill handle

Wooden spider with quill legs, black, with painted design in white and red, used by Arrernte people (Arunta) in initiation rites, from Central Australia, 1890-1925

Wooden spider with quill legs

1890-1925

Amulet in form of turtle, made of hide decorated with guills, worn by girl children around neck to protect against illness, possibly Sioux Indian(?), USA, 1880-1920

Turtle amulet, United States, 1880-1920

1881-1920

Baby carrier made of hide, decorated with quill work, tassels and bells, for carrying on mother's back attached to a suspension frame, made by Sioux Indian, U.S.A, 1880-1920

Baby carrier made of hide

1880-1920

Vaccination lancet, steel, plated, with quill, separate, 1881-1920, relic of Dr. Gregg

Vaccination lancet

1881-1920