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Gourd container used for divination, Kenya, 1871-1900

Gourd container used for divination, Kenya, 1871-1900

1871-1900
Wooden stick cut from the branch of a tree

Wooden stick cut from the branch of a tree

1890-1925
Maendeleo stove for rural Kenya, 1988

Maendeleo stove for rural Kenya, 1988

1988
Bone snuff bottle

Bone snuff bottle

1890-1915
Gourd container for holding medicine

Gourd container for holding medicine

1890-1925
Gourd container full of black powder

Gourd container full of black powder

1890-1925
Gourd container with cork stopper

Gourd container with cork stopper

1890-1925
Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces

Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces

1880-1910
Three surgical knives, from the Masia peoples of East Africa, c. 1880-1920.

Three surgical knives, from the Masia peoples of East Africa, c. 1880-1920.

1880-1920
Wooden medicine bottle with woven string bag, Kenya, 1880-1920

Wooden medicine bottle with woven string bag, Kenya, 1880-1920

1880-1920
Carved wooden figure of a female

Carved wooden figure of a female

1901-1930
Photograph of rhinocerous and his baby elephant friend

Photograph of rhinocerous and his baby elephant friend

1965
Dried sheep's foot

Dried sheep's foot

1880-1926
Small drop-shaped wooden snuff container

Small drop-shaped wooden snuff container

1880-1910
Three surgical knives, from the Masia peoples of East Africa, c. 1880-1920.

Three surgical knives, from the Masia peoples of East Africa, c. 1880-1920.

1880-1920
Gourd container with paper stopper

Gourd container with paper stopper

1890-1925
Gourd container

Gourd container

1890-1925
Amulet of twisted hide

Amulet of twisted hide

1880-1920
Pair of earrings, of looped brass wire, Kikuyu tribe, Kenya, 1880-1920

Pair of earrings, of looped brass wire, Kikuyu tribe, Kenya, 1880-1920

1880-1920
Row of artificial teeth of wood and probably horn

Row of artificial teeth of wood and probably horn

1880-1920
Tobacco pipe with bowl and stem socket only

Tobacco pipe with bowl and stem socket only

1880-1925
Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong

Ornament of two brass coils suspended from leather thong

1900-1920
Rigged model of a Lamu passenger boat "Chuiru"

Rigged model of a Lamu passenger boat "Chuiru"

1925-1931
Headdress, cone shaped straw hat decorated with red feathers

Headdress, cone shaped straw hat decorated with red feathers

1870-1930
Gourd container with cork stopper

Gourd container with cork stopper

1890-1925
Ornamental horse collar

Ornamental horse collar

1900-1924
Leglet, made of four rings of iron wire and decorated with fringe of iron and copper wire

Leglet, made of four rings of iron wire and decorated with fringe of iron and copper wire

1880-1910
Wooden disc

Wooden disc

1880-1910
Pair of iron tweezers

Pair of iron tweezers

1890-1920
Pendant of boar's tusk suspended from two iron chains

Pendant of boar's tusk suspended from two iron chains

1880-1920
Amuletic horn

Amuletic horn

1880-1920
Gourd container with grass stopper

Gourd container with grass stopper

1890-1925
Decorative ear distender of wood with suspended metal chain

Decorative ear distender of wood with suspended metal chain

1880-1910
Gourd container

Gourd container

1890-1925
Bamboo snuff bottle suspended from chain

Bamboo snuff bottle suspended from chain

1901-1930
Ground coffee husk from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya

Ground coffee husk from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya

1979-1981
wooden snuff flask carved in slender drop-shape

wooden snuff flask carved in slender drop-shape

1880-1920
Wooden lip plug

Wooden lip plug

1880-1910
Coffee husk, ground coffee husk, and paper bag from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya, 1979-1981

Coffee husk, ground coffee husk, and paper bag from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya, 1979-1981

1979-1981
Paper bag from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya, 1979-1981

Paper bag from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya, 1979-1981

1979-1981
Gourd container with fibre stopper

Gourd container with fibre stopper

1860-1900
Masai headdress

Masai headdress

1870-1920
Album of drawings of East African Railways 200 hp 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotives. Set of drawings held by the Crown Agents for the Colonies. Tanganyika section, Z.68371-29, 24 November 1948.

East African Railways 0-6-0 diesel shunting locomotive drawings

1948-11-24
Collection of ten specimens of radioactive minerals: Allanite from South Africa, Carnotite from USA, Davidite from Mozambique, Granite from Cornwall, Kolm from Sweden, Monazite sand from India, Pitchblende (with alteration products) from Portugal, Samarskite from Kenya, Uraninite from the Congo, Uraninite (with alteration products) from Tanzania.

Collection of ten specimens of radioactive minerals: Allanite from South Africa

Papers and photographs concerning East African Railways and Harbours and the London Midland and Scottish Railway, 1937-1962.

Papers and photographs concerning East African Railways and Harbours and the London Midland and Scottish Railway

1937-1962
Coffee husk, ground coffee husk, and paper bag from venture to produce charcoal from coffee husks, Kenya, 1979-81.

Coffee husk

1979-1981
International News Photos photograph showing actors Clark Gable and Ava Gardner filming "Mogambo" (John Ford, 1953) on location in Kenya.

Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in 'Mogambo'

15 December 1952
Main sail from large display model of a "Mtepe" from Lamu, East Africa

Parts from model of lamu mtepe, 1901-1930

1901-1930
Collection of Push Pull brochures given to farmers to disseminate push pull technology

Collection of Push Pull brochures

Unknown
large display model of a "Mtepe" from Lamu, East Africa

Lamu mtepe, 1901-1930

1901-1930