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Object type
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Contraceptive seeds used within Ayurveda, India, 1970-1981

Contraceptive seeds used within Ayurveda, India, 1970-1981

1970-1981

Medicine man's outfit consisting of bark apron and leg bands

Medicine man's outfit consisting of bark apron and leg bands

1881-1925

Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West Ireland by the Gulf Stream

Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West Ireland by the Gulf Stream

1890-1902

Amuletic necklace of wild banana seeds

Amuletic necklace of wild banana seeds

1870-1920

Seed of Entada scandeus

Seed of Entada scandeus

1850-1900

Medicine mans necklace

Medicine mans necklace

1880-1930

Seed shell rattle

Seed shell rattle

1880-1920

Necklace, amuletic, made of horn tips

Necklace, amuletic, made of horn tips

1880-1920

Amuletic bundle consisting of twelve tubular canes

Amuletic bundle consisting of twelve tubular canes

1870-1910

Uterine forceps

Uterine forceps

1901-1930

Amuletic necklace worn by

Amuletic necklace worn by

1870-1920

Two dried seed shell snuff boxes

Two dried seed shell snuff boxes

1880-1915

Pair of ovoid seeds contained within leather washers with leather strap

Pair of ovoid seeds contained within leather washers with leather strap

1880-1908

Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

1881-1925

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

1986

Five seeds, in small lidded compartment

Five seeds, in small lidded compartment

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

Part of a Tibetan shaman’s costume

1986

Specimen bottle containing soya beans

Specimen bottle containing soya beans

Container with stopper

Container with stopper

1801-1900

Amulet made of rough seed beads

Amulet made of rough seed beads

1880-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask, real hair embedded in skull, from Sepik River region, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask

1871-1920

Woad seed (loose) originally from Thompson and Morgan seeds men Ipswich. One packet dated 1976

Woad seed (loose) originally from Thompson and Morgan seeds men Ipswich

1976

"Tewkesbury" woad seed (loose). One packet dated 1977

"Tewkesbury" woad seed (loose)

1977

Bag of seeds from GT Goldie, South Africa, via A.Smith to prof Fraser, 1894

Bag and container of seeds from GT Goldie

1894

Amuletic necklace consisting of seeds interspersed with glass beads, possibly from Indian tribe of North or South America, 1801-1920

Amuletic necklace consisting of seeds interspersed with glass beads

1801-1920

Seeds, "matamatamoso" in vernacular red with black tip, medicinal plant, from Samoa, 1901-1920

Seeds, "matamatamoso" in vernacular red with black tip

1901-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask, real hair embedded in skull, on wooden stand, from Sepik River region, New Guinea, 1871-1920

Ceremonial ancestral male skull with features rebuilt with clay and fibre and painted forming mask

1871-1920

Vegetable Ivory seeds, no provenance, 1850-1930

Vegetable Ivory seeds, no provenance, 1850-1930

1850-1930

Seed on twig from 2nd year woad, pressed. X 2

Seed on twig from 2nd year woad

Two perforated beans threaded on to cane stick, Africa 1880-1930

Two perforated beans threaded on to cane stick

1880-1930

Armlet made from lower human jaw decorated with seeds, shells, fibre and feathers, teeth replaced by red seeds, bone decorated with incised linear pattern, from New Guinea, 1801-1900

Armlet made from lower human jaw decorated with seeds

1801-1900

Materia medica consisting of stem and seeds of Mexican tea, used by Basuto for colds and stomach ache, South Africa, 1851 to 1930

Materia medica consisting of stem and seeds of Mexican tea

1851-1930

7 small yellowish seeds, in circular compartment with lid

7 small yellowish seeds

container full of long slender seeds, identified as Strophanthus hispidus

container full of seeds (Strophanthus hispidus)

1894

Model of toad with serpent twined round its neck on a flat base with beaded edge. The serpent's head is missing. Made from guarana paste, Brazil, 1850-1930. The model is presented on a glass mount edged with black tape (the model has become unstuck). Handwritten inscription on lable reads: MODEL OF TOAD AND SERPENT / MADE OF GUARANA PASTE / BRAZIL / Lent by Prosper H. Marsden, Esq, Liverpool

model of toad and serpent made from guarana paste

1850-1930

Cotton medicine man's bag containing pebbles, seeds and bare pins, Africa, 1880-1920

Cotton medicine man's bag containing pebbles

1880-1920

Dill seed, supplied by Potter and Clarke Ltd., London and Manchester, English, 1901-1930

Dill seed