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Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

1890-1910
'Super Sex Cap Merpati' Herbal Capsules

'Super Sex Cap Merpati' Herbal Capsules

circa 2010
'Arabian Cream' sexual aid

'Arabian Cream' sexual aid

circa 2010
Gold covered wood amulet

Gold covered wood amulet

Small cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper

Small cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper

1830-1920
Armlet made of shells

Armlet made of shells

1880-1930
Diamond mining

Diamond mining

1959
Cocoa Research Institute 1942-1967

Cocoa Research Institute 1942-1967

1968
Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head attached

Armlet comprising an iron chain with a pottery creature's head attached

1880-1930
Two identical leather amulet cases

Two identical leather amulet cases

1880-1930
Medicine man's broom

Medicine man's broom

1880-1930
Pottery head in the form of a plaque with slight relief

Pottery head in the form of a plaque with slight relief

1890-1930
Small cylindrical twig of light coloured wood

Small cylindrical twig of light coloured wood

1880-1920
Wooden doll

Wooden doll

1880-1920
Amuletic bundles comprised of birds claws

Amuletic bundles comprised of birds claws

1890-1930
Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop

Leather amulet case attached to plaited leather loop

1880-1930
Carved wooden bracelet worn by medicine man

Carved wooden bracelet worn by medicine man

1880-1920
Handwritten talisman, Ashanti people, Ghana, 1891-1900

Handwritten talisman, Ashanti people, Ghana, 1891-1900

1891-1900
Gourd container lid

Gourd container lid

1890-1930
Gourd container bowl

Gourd container bowl

1890-1930
Handwritten talisman, Ashanti people, Ghana, 1891-1900

Handwritten talisman, Ashanti people, Ghana, 1891-1900

1891-1900
Handwritten talisman, Ghana, 1890-1899

Handwritten talisman, Ghana, 1890-1899

1891-1900
Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

1850-1915
Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

1851-1920
Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

Carved wooden akua‘ba doll

1850-1920
Gold covered wood amulet, used against snake bite, originally belonged to Prempeh, King of Ashanti

Amulet used against snake bites

1870-1930
Human skull, no mandible, cranium with Qur'anic verse and prayer in Arabic, collected by Major Robert Baden-Powell, British Expedition, 1895-6, Ashanti, Ghana, 1801-1900

Human skull

1801-1890
Quantity of kombe or strophanthus hispidus seeds from Gold Coast, used by Asante people (Ashanti) for constipation, Ghana, 1870-1930

Quantity of kombe or strophanthus hispidus seeds from Gold Coast

1870-1930
Human skull, no mandible, cranium with Qur'anic verse and prayer in Arabic, collected by Major Robert Baden-Powell, British Expedition, 1895-6, Ashanti, Ghana, 1801-1900

Human skull

1801-1870
Sassy bark, taken for faintness by Krobo people, Gold Coast (Ghana), 1851-1930

Sassy bark

1851-1930
Palm kernels used to produce palm oil by Akyem (Akim) people from the eastern region, Gold Coast (Ghana), 1871-1903

Palm kernels used for palm oil

1871-1903
Glass specimen bottle, contains guinea pepper seeds from Gold Coast (Ghana), 1900-1930

Glass specimen bottle

1900-1930
Cylindrical glass specimen bottle with cork stopper, containing compacted ball of seeds from Gold Coast (Ghana), 1901-1936

Specimen bottle containing compacted ball of seeds from Gold Coast

1901-1936
Cocoa production items, including 1 cocoa tree cutlass; 1 cocoa bean bag; 1 bowl containing cocoa beans, Ghanian, 1980-1994.

Cocoa production items, Ghana, 1980-1994

1980-1994
Gourd container, approximately hemispherical, with detachable lid used by medicine man, Northern Ashanti, Ghana, 1890-1930

Gourd container

1890-1930
Snapshot photograph album by an unknown photographer, taken between 1915 and about 1925. Photographs of various sizes taken of British warships, civillian, naval and army personnel during and just after the first world war, including views of Galipolli, Broadstairs and Ghana. Kodak Album no 37.

Snapshot Album

1915-1925
1 cocoa tree cutlass from cocoa production items, Ghanian, 1980-1994

Ghanian cocoa tree cutlass, 1980-1994

1980-1994
Microscope slide containing a sample of a Human Stomach Fundus, the label is inscribed: “Medical Research Institute Accra P M 2 “H” Stomach Fundus 25 11.1.33”, prepared by the Medical Research Institute Accra, Ghana, Africa, 1933

Microscope slide containing a sample of a Human Stomach Fundus

1933
1 cocoa bean bag from cocoa production items, Ghanian, 1980-1994.

Ghanian cocoa bean bag, 1980-1994

1980-1994
1 bowl containing cocoa beans, from cocoa production items, Ghanian, 1980-1994.

Ghanian cocoa beans, 1980-1994

1980-1994