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

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

1881-1925
Gluteal implant for plastic surgery

Gluteal implant for plastic surgery

2009-2009
First day commemorative issue stamp folder

First day commemorative issue stamp folder

1984
Solar Corona 1893 April 16

Solar Corona 1893 April 16

1893
Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v4

Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v4

2003
Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

Bark apron from Medicine man's outfit

1881-1925
Tracey Baynam's high heel shoe

Tracey Baynam's high heel shoe

1975-1985
Tracey Baynam's high heel shoe

Tracey Baynam's high heel shoe

1975-1985
Electrocoticography Set, Brazil, 1991-2000

Electrocoticography Set, Brazil, 1991-2000

1991-2000
Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v6

Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v6

2005
Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v1

Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v1

1999
Baked mud lump cylindrical rounded ends

Baked mud lump cylindrical rounded ends

1801-1920
Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v5

Earlobe Arterialized Blood Collector, v5

2004
Carved ham amulet against the Evil Eye, in form of forearm and clenched fist holding a cross, from Bahia, Brazil, 1850-1920

Carved ham amulet against the Evil Eye

1850-1920
Black and white silver print entitled 'Rubber Tappers at the Grave of Chico Mendes on the Third Anniversary of His Death, Xapuri, Acre Brazil' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

Rubber Tappers at the Grave of Chico Mendes on the Third Anniversary of His Death, Xapuri, Acre Brazil

Five pieces of Gallstone, 33/2480 b,c+d (box 30), Brazil

Five pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
2 pieces of gallstone, 9/2238 b, c & d (Box 31), Brazil

2 pieces of gallstone

before 1986
An untitled black and white silver gelatin photograph by Sebastião Salgado, depicting a man climbing out of a hole in the ground with a loaded bag. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', shown 23 July - 3 September 1988

Untitled

Eight pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments, 30/2479 a+b (box 30), Brazil

Eight pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments

before 1986
Three pieces of Gallstone, 32/2477 c+d (box 30), Brazil

Three pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Four pieces of Gallstone, 26/2476 b,c+d (box 30), Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Nine pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments, 2/2115 a+b (box 30), Brazil

Nine pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments

before 1986
An unmounted black and white silver gelatin press print entitled 'Serra Pelada, Brazil, Open Top Gold Mine', depicting a man climbing out of a hole in the ground with a sack on his back, by an unknown photographer. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Working the Surface of the Earth', shown 23 July - 3 September 1988

Serra Pelada, Brazil, Open Top Gold Mine

Black and white silver print entitled 'Man Transporting Rubber from River to Merchants Yard, Xapuri, Acre, Brazil' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

Man Transporting Rubber from River to Merchants Yard, Xapuri, Acre, Brazil

Two pieces of Gallstone, 22/2282a (box 30), Brazil

Two pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Numerous pieces of Gallstone, 31/2479 c+d (box 30), Brazil

Numerous pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Two pieces of Gallstone, 1/2114 (box 30), Brazil

Two pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Warrior and Wife' by M.L. Moennick taken c. 1925, copyright Royal Geographic Society. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'The Globe', 15 July - 2 September 1989.

Warrior and Wife

1925
Archive of correspondence etc. concerning Robert Johnson's involvement as a freelance civil engineer with railway building in Brazil, Portugal and elsewhere. Some 120 letters, copy letters, memoranda, estimates, sketch plans etc. (including correspondence from Brassey, Vignoles and Portuguese officials). The bulk of the papers relate to the involvement of British engineers and contractors in the building of some of Portugal's earliest railways.

ROBERT JOHNSON ARCHIVE

1858-1862
Black and white silver print entitled 'Rubber Tappers Son Holding melon, Acre, Brazil' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

Rubber Tappers Son Holding melon, Acre, Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments, 6/2236 a and 2237a (box 30), Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone with smaller fragments

before 1986
Four pieces of Gallstone, 10/2282 b,c+d (box 30), Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Black and white silver print entitled 'A Rubber Tapper and His Sons Returning to Their Home in the Forest on New Years Eve' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

A Rubber Tapper and His Sons Returning to Their Home in the Forest on New Years Eve, Acre Brazil

Black and white silver print entitled 'Inside a Rubber Tappers Hut, Acre, Brazil' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

Inside a Rubber Tappers Hut, Acre, Brazil

6 unused packets for crytalline penicillin sodium salt 500000 units, labelled in Spanish/ Portuguese for sale in South America

6 unused packets for crytalline penicillin sodium salt 500000 units

1947-1970
Black and white silver print entitled 'IRubber Tapper Woman with Child, Acre, Brazil' by Robin Grierson collectively titled: 'THE RUBBER TAPPERS OF THE AMAZON'. Acquired under the terms of the 1992 ICI Photography Awards (UK Section)

Rubber Tapper Woman with Child, Acre, Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone, 20/2289 c+d (box 30), Brazil

Four pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Numerous pieces of Gallstone, 24/2475a (box 30), Brazil

Numerous pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Numerous pieces of Gallstone, 8/2237d and 2238a (box 30), Brazil

Numerous pieces of Gallstone

before 1986
Original paper bags for Gallstones, (box 30), Brazil

Original paper bags for Gallstones

before 1986
9 unused packets for crystalline penicillin sodium salt, 200000 units, labelled in Spanish/Portuguese for distribution in South America

9 unused packets for crystalline penicillin sodium salt

1947-1970
Photographic print showing the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919. From an expedition to Sobral, Brazil, which confirmed predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Archive reference code: EVER/A/3/E251.

Photograph of solar eclipse, 1919

circa 1919
Leg bands from Medicine man's outfit consisting of bark apron and leg bands, made by Kana Indians, North West Brazil, South America, 1881-1925. Decorated with painted design and applied nuts, seeds, bones, teeth and feathers (see note)

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

1881-1925
Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Blowpipe dart with poison tip, one of 14, Brazil

Blowpipe Dart with Poison Tip

Bamboo quiver, for blowpipe darts, Brazil

Bamboo Quiver