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Stone amulet of man and woman embracing

Stone amulet of man and woman embracing

1800-1900

Sedan chair used to carry patients to hospital, South America, 1701-1900

Sedan chair used to carry patients to hospital, South America, 1701-1900

1701-1900

Cinchona bark, Europe, 1601-1700

Cinchona bark, Europe, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Sedan Chair Used to Carry Patients to Hospital.

Sedan Chair Used to Carry Patients to Hospital.

1701-1900

Two pieces of cinchona bark, South America, 1601-1700

Two pieces of cinchona bark, South America, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Silver mate spoon

Silver mate spoon

1851-1925

Two Carrying Handles for Sedan Chair.

Two Carrying Handles for Sedan Chair.

1701-1900

Jar of Blowpipe Darts

Jar of Blowpipe Darts

1850-1900

Stone statue

Stone statue

White metal mate spoon

White metal mate spoon

1801-1925

Pair of carved horn ear plugs

Pair of carved horn ear plugs

1801-1930

Pair of carved horn earplugs

Pair of carved horn earplugs

1801-1930

Bundle of maize leaves said to be folded around small coloured stones

Bundle of maize leaves said to be folded around small coloured stones

1800-1920

Bronze depilatory tweezers

Bronze depilatory tweezers

1700-1900

Terracotta pestle

Terracotta pestle

1201-1900

Terracota mortar

Terracota mortar

1201-1900

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, made by M.T. Soas

Silver (?) mate spoon, bombilla, made by M.T. Soas

1801-1925

Mummified body with knees folded to chin, covered with coarse fabric and fishing net, South American, possibly from northern Chile, pre-Columbian era (before 1400)

Mummified body with knees folded to chin, South American, before 1400

Before 1400

Box for Glaxo `Minadex', vitamin tonic with vitamins A and D. South American

Box for Glaxo `Minadex'

1947-1970

Wooden dart, for use with a blowpipe, dipped curare, South American

Wooden Blowpipe Dart

Leprous right femur, possibly South American, dated 1600-1930

Leprous right femur

1600-1930

Box for Glaxo `Ostelin', vitamin D supplement. South American. With 10 gummed label sheets

Box for Glaxo 'Ostelin'

1947-1970

Wooden dart, for use in a blowpipe, with tip dipped in curare, South American

Wooden Blowpipe Dart

Wooden dart, for use in a blowpipe, dipped in curare, South American

Wooden Blowpipe Dart

String of beetle elytra, with tuft of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

Shrunken head decoration of beetle elytra and hair

before 1919

Bamboo quiver of approximately 19 poisoned blow pipe darts, with attached gourd, South American, 1850-1925

Bamboo Quiver and Poisoned Blow Pipe Darts

1850-1925

Bamboo quiver of blow pipe darts, with attached gourd container and animal mandible (possibly piranha), probably South American, 1850-1920

Bamboo Quiver and Blow Pipe Darts

1850-1920

Bamboo quiver of approximately 35 poisoned blow pipe darts, with attached wadding container, South American, 1850-1920

Bamboo Quiver and Blow Pipe Darts

1850-1920

Box for Glaxo `Adexilan Gotas', vitamin A and D supplement. South American. With 2 spare gummed labels and leaflet

Box for Glaxo `Adexilan Gotas'

1947-1970

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair, from Tutanangosa, South America

Girdle or "acachu" made from human hair

before 1930

Mummified body with knees to chin, covered with coarse cloth, with grave goods including bundles of yarn and red woven cords, Peruvian or Chilean, 800-1400

Mummified body with knees to chin, Peruvian or Chilean, 800-1400

800-1400

Bamboo quiver of approximately 17 poisoned blowpipe darts, with attached gourd, South American, 1850-1930

Quiver and Poisoned Darts

1850-1930

Wide belt of black and white seeds with pendant humming birds, South American, 1850-1927

Belt with pendant humming bird

1850-1927

Pair of leprous bones, femurs, perhaps South American, 1600-1930

Pair of leprous bones

1600-1930

Leprous left femur, possibly South American, dated 1600-1930

Leprous left femur

1600-1930

Wooden dart, for use with a blowpipe, dipped in curare, South American

Wooden Blowpipe Dart

Clear glass specimen bottle with a cylindrical body, narrow rounded shoulders, and a wide tubular neck with a banded rim. The bottle has a circular cap and a clear glass stopper, and contains brown leaves identified as yoque and borrago leaf. According to accompanying documentation, the material was reportedly used by the Muisca people (historically referred to as ‘Ijca’) of present-day Colombia as a decoction for chest ailments. English bottle, 1920–1940.

Clear glass speicmen bottle containing brown leaves identified as yoque and borrago leaf

1890-1930 (contents; South America); 1920-1940 (jar; England)

Two small leather quivers of bow poisoned darts, South American, 1880-1920

Two Quivers of Poisoned Darts

1880-1920

Photograph album: South American Trip, 1904. A collection of commercially available prints and personal photographs with hand written captions.

South American Trip

1904

Amuletic leglet, woven fibre and seeds with seed, nut and human bone fringe, mounted on cardboard, Upper Amazon, South American, 1870-1935

Amuletic leglet

1870-1935

String of beetle elytra, with tuff of human hair at distal end, for decorating shrunken head, South American

String of beetle elytra

before 1937

Model, scale 1:12, of a river boat from British Guiana.

Model of a river boat from British Guiana

1920-1928

Small gourd bowl containing curare, South American

Small gourd bowl containing curare, South American

before 1950

Box for `Vitaminas Glaxo', vitamin B complex and Vitamin C supplement. South American, with 2 gummed labels and leaflet

Box for `Vitaminas Glaxo'

1947-1970

Shrunken head with short hair, South American

Shrunken head with short hair, South American

before 1933

Bone associated with leprous femurs, possibly part of a tibia. Possibly South American, dated 1600-1930

Bone associated with leprous femurs

1600-1930

Glass specimen bottle, containing cocoa or chocolate beans/seeds from South America

Glass specimen bottle, containing cocoa or chocolate beans/seeds, South America

1880-1920