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

One pearl shell

One pearl shell

1790-1819

Two pieces of tortoise shell

Two pieces of tortoise 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

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

Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

Model of a "Gufa" from the Tigris

1930-1931

Armlet made of shells

Armlet made of shells

1880-1930

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

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

1881-1925

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

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

1851-1900

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

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

Amulet operculum(?) of shell

Amulet operculum(?) of shell

1880-1905

Figure of seated female

Figure of seated female

1801-1910

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

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

Shell pubic shield, Niol Niol Tribe, Australia

Shell pubic shield, Niol Niol Tribe, Australia

before 1929

Pince-Nez Frame

Pince-Nez Frame

1920-1925

Bamboo amulet with plaited sennit and feathers

Bamboo amulet with plaited sennit and feathers

1871-1920

Pearl shell pendant

Pearl shell pendant

1880-1920

Shell pubic shield

Shell pubic shield

1821-1929

Amuletic bundle

Amuletic bundle

1880-1920

Tobacco pipe

Tobacco pipe

1890-1934

Shell pubic shield

Shell pubic shield

Model of an Esquimaux, or Inuit kayak

Model of an Esquimaux, or Inuit kayak

1915-1925

Wooden tiki

Wooden tiki

1871-1933

A Selection of Sea Floor Sediment Samples, 1969

A Selection of Sea Floor Sediment Samples, 1969

1969

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

Wickerwork amulet case

Wickerwork amulet case

1871-1920

Cloth bag

Cloth bag

1880-1920

Scalpel, steel, folding

Scalpel, steel, folding

1801-1900

Amulet carved form shell, in form of curved horn and skull

Amulet carved form shell, in form of curved horn and skull

1850-1920