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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
Quill from enema tube

Quill from enema tube

1801-1930
Decorated fingernail guard

Decorated fingernail guard

1801-1900
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
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
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
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
Brush, quill and bristles

Brush, quill and bristles

Hair brush, quill and hair

Hair brush

2 throat brushes, hair and quill, without handles

2 throat brushes

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
Small brush with quill handle

Small brush with quill handle

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

Vaccination lancet

1881-1920