Search our collection

View:

Filter search

Dr Williams' 'Pink Pills'

Dr Williams' 'Pink Pills'

1948-1960

Inuit surgical knife

Inuit surgical knife

1915-1938

Wooden snow goggles and case

Wooden snow goggles and case

1801-1900

Effigy of Medicine Man, North West Coast America, 1867-1900

Effigy of Medicine Man, North West Coast America, 1867-1900

1867-1900

Inuit stone knife

Inuit stone knife

1900-1925

Sealskin tobacco pouch

Sealskin tobacco pouch

1901-1934

Seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort, 1867-1883

Seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort, 1867-1883

1867-1883

Slate knife used for circumcision

Slate knife used for circumcision

1701-1900

Wooden statue of a woman breast-feeding a child, North America

Wooden statue of a woman breast-feeding a child, North America

1850-1950

Cedar-wood, finely pulverized; as used by some Indian tribes

Cedar-wood, finely pulverized; as used by some Indian tribes

Rattle of a ‘medicine man’ or Chief, North America, 1801-1900

Rattle of a ‘medicine man’ or Chief, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Ivory labrets, Inuit, c. late 19th century.

Ivory labrets, Inuit, c. late 19th century.

1851-1900

Carved ivory objects, c. 1801-1920

Carved ivory objects, c. 1801-1920

1801-1920

Buckskin medicine bag, North America, 1880-1920

Buckskin medicine bag, North America, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Leather tobacco pouch decorated with leather applique

Leather tobacco pouch decorated with leather applique

1871-1920

Stone labret

Stone labret

1851-1900

Tool bag

Tool bag

1801-1920

Ivory labrets, Inuit, c. 1851-1900

Ivory labrets, Inuit, c. 1851-1900

1851-1900

Soapstone labret

Soapstone labret

1851-1900

Wooden eye shade

Wooden eye shade

Cup, soapstone, abstract decoration

Cup, soapstone, abstract decoration

1600-1900

Measure of burnt wood, 1701-1900

Measure of burnt wood, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Glass jar, contains tame poison roots from North America

Specimen jar containing tame poison roots

1870-1930

One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort chronicling his travels in North America, Europe and Africa between 1867 and 1883. This album is entitled 'Algiers Egypt &c 1882-3' and is a curious mixture of photographs of North African tourist subjects and views of Egyptian battlefields.

Photograph album 'Algiers Egypt &c 1882-3'

1867-1883

One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort chronicling his travels in North America.

One of seven albums of photographs assembled by John Downes Rochfort, 1867-1883

1867-1883

Beaded leather amulet, containing umbilical cord, possibly in form of turtle, Plains Indian, North American, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, United States, 1871-1900

1871-1900

14 inch RCA Cathode Ray Tube to be used in conjunction with 'Colortel' mechanical colour adaptor. Made by RCA, USA, c. 1955. Part of the Donald Fleming Collection of North American television receivers. The Colortel adaptor could be fitted onto the front of the monochrome television set to convert NTSC-compatible monchrome set to colour using a field sequential disc. This RCA Radiotron CRT Tube is believed to have been included to swap out with the standard and brighter 24 inch tube in the monochrome television to prevent screen burn when using the ‘Colortel,’ which focussed the bright and colourful images on a small section of the screen.

RCA Radiotron Cathode Ray Tube Col-R-Tel mechanical colour convertor

circa 1955

Leather amulet with bead decoration in the form of a turtle, possibly contains umbilical cord, Sioux people, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Amulet in the shape of a turtle, 1871-1900

1871-1900

Skull of a North American Indian, long-headed, thought to have been artificially deformed, lower jaw missing, USA(?), and Canada(?), 18th to 19th centuries

Skull of a North American Indian

1701-1900

Skull, flattened at back by application of a pad from birth, American Indian, north-west coast

Deformed Skull, North American Indian.

before 1937

Wooden case for snow goggles case featuring painted scene on inner lid showing dwelling, sledge, canoe and sailing boat, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Wooden Case for Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Beaded leather amulet, in form of turtle or lizard, containing umbilical cord, Plains Indian, North America, late 19th century

Beaded leather amulet

1871-1900

Scalp lock, North American, Indian

Scalp lock, North American, Indian

before 1937

Cylindrical, clear glass jar, sloping shoulders to neck with projecting rim. Ground glass stopper. Containing xerophytic leaves, similar to pine needles, used as a tea for various reasons by Mi'kmaq (Mi’kmaw, Micmac or L’nu, 'the people' in Mi’kmaq) and Innu (previously catalogued as 'Montagnais') First Nations. Label, handwritten in ink, reads 'Labrador Tea, Ledum Palustra / 1) to purify the blood, and in case / of chills. / Montagnais / 2) tea made that is generally beneficial to the system / (3312) Micmac Montagnais'

Glass jar containing tea leaves

1900-1930

Wooden snow goggles, with 2 slits incorporating eye shade, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Oval wooden snow goggles, Inuit (originally described as 'Eskimo'), c.1801-1900

Snow Goggles, Inuit, North America, 1801-1900

1801-1900

Specimen jar, with glass stopper, containing leaves of Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens L.), prepared in Paris, by Charle Buchet et Cie, jar English, 1891 to 1930, Gaultheria is native to north-eastern North America, used to make herbal tea; methyl salicylate is a natural product of wintergreen, used as a component in liniment or as a flavouring (for mouthwash, chewing gum etc)

Specimen Jar of Wintergreen leaves

1891-1930

Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood, for keeping the head of a Fire-drill in position during rotation, one operator grasping it with both hands, while a second rotates the drill by means of a thong; a piece of soap-stone, in which a pivot-hole is sunk, is let in below (as in no. 73); the wood is pierced at one end to allow of it being tied to drill and hearth; Eskimo. North America.

Handpiece (length 7 1/4 ins) of wood