Image
Category
Collection
Maker
On Display
Object type
Place
Material
Date
Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral

Amulet, whelk shell with reversed spiral

1850-1920

Tortoise carapace amulet

Tortoise carapace amulet

1880-1930

Brooch to avert the evil eye

Brooch to avert the evil eye

1900-1914

Shell pendant painted with an eye

Shell pendant painted with an eye

1850-1920

Five small pieces of cuttle fish

Five small pieces of cuttle fish

1790-1819

Box labelled: “Mr James Watt” etc. containing 2 Unfinished quadrants with spare parts, 1 Pearl shell

Box labelled: “Mr James Watt” etc. containing 2 Unfinished quadrants with spare parts, 1 Pearl shell

1790-1819

Two pieces of tortoise shell

Two pieces of tortoise shell

1790-1819

One pearl shell

One pearl shell

1790-1819

Large piece of cuttle fish

Large piece of cuttle fish

1790-1819

Packet of Oyster shells

Packet of Oyster shells

1790-1819

Wheelchair by Permobil,  model F3 Corpus

Wheelchair by Permobil, model F3 Corpus

2016

Ear trumpet made from shell

Ear trumpet made from shell

1850-1900

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920

1851-1920

Amulet in the form of a tiny compass

Amulet in the form of a tiny compass

1914-1918

Carved wooden dish

Carved wooden dish

Silver bound cowrie shell painted with erotic scene

Silver bound cowrie shell painted with erotic scene

Witch doctors amulet

Witch doctors amulet

1880-1930

Tobacco pipe, encrusted with coins, buttons, badges, shells, plaques and crests

Tobacco pipe, encrusted with coins, buttons, badges, shells, plaques and crests

1851-1900

Armlet made of shells

Armlet made of shells

1880-1930

Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

1930-1931

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

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

1881-1925

Statue of stylised bird head with man body

Statue of stylised bird head with man body

Whalebone comb

Whalebone comb

X-Ray Photograph of Two Shells

X-Ray Photograph of Two Shells

Wooden bowl containing shells, bones and nut kernels, South Africa, 1890-1924

Wooden bowl containing shells, bones and nut kernels, South Africa, 1890-1924

1890-1924

Amulet operculum(?) of shell

Amulet operculum(?) of shell

1880-1905

Whelk-type shell worn to ensure easy delivery of a healthy child used to all kinds of food

Whelk-type shell worn to ensure easy delivery of a healthy child used to all kinds of food

1880-1920

Sea shell used as floating wick lamp, Cornwall

Sea shell used as floating wick lamp, Cornwall

Lip plug in form of wooden disc decorated with beads and shell pendant

Lip plug in form of wooden disc decorated with beads and shell pendant

1801-1920

Wooden staff

Wooden staff

Figure of seated female

Figure of seated female

1801-1910

Amuletic necklace of wild banana seeds

Amuletic necklace of wild banana seeds

1870-1920

Lancet, steel, in shell sheath

Lancet, steel, in shell sheath

1801-1830

Bamboo amulet with plaited sennit and feathers

Bamboo amulet with plaited sennit and feathers

1871-1920

Shell pubic shield, Niol Niol Tribe, Australia

Shell pubic shield, Niol Niol Tribe, Australia

before 1929

Pince-Nez Frame

Pince-Nez Frame

1920-1925

Pearl shell pendant

Pearl shell pendant

1880-1920

Sea shell used as floating wick lamp - Cornwall

Sea shell used as floating wick lamp - Cornwall

Shell pubic shield

Shell pubic shield

1821-1929

Shell pubic shield

Shell pubic shield

Amuletic bundle

Amuletic bundle

1880-1920

Model of an Esquimaux, or Inuit kayak

Model of an Esquimaux, or Inuit kayak

1915-1925

Tobacco pipe

Tobacco pipe

1890-1934

Wooden tiki

Wooden tiki

1871-1933

Lancet, steel, in shell case, 18th century

Lancet, steel, in shell case, 18th century

1701-1800

Green jade tiki

Green jade tiki

1871-1928

Bone tiki

Bone tiki

1871-1934

A Selection of Sea Floor Sediment Samples, 1969

A Selection of Sea Floor Sediment Samples, 1969

1969

Wickerwork amulet case

Wickerwork amulet case

1871-1920

Cloth bag

Cloth bag

1880-1920