Page From A Book
Page taken from a book, from Alba or Yoruba, Africa.
Paper Knife
A carved ivory paper knife, from Namibia. The knife has a blade with a short handle.
Pen and Ink Box
This is an Arabic pen box and ink pot, made from brass. Pens were stored in the long rectangular tube, with an ink pot attached at one end. The pen box would have been used by scribes in North Africa ...
Pen and Ink Box
This is an Arabic pen box and ink pot, made from brass. Pens were stored in the long rectangular tube, with an ink pot attached at one end. The pen box would have been used by scribes in North Africa ...
Pen and Ink Box
This is an Arabic pen box and ink pot, made from brass. Pens were stored in the long rectangular tube, with an ink pot attached at one end. The pen box would have been used by scribes in North Africa ...
Perspiration Scraper
This is a perspiration scraper from Basutoland, South Africa. It is made of a curving blunt metal blade.
Philae, Egypt
A sepia photograph of the ruins of the temple at Philae, an island on the Nile in Egypt. 174mm x 237mm
Pillow
This is a Zulu carved wooden pillow. It is intended to support the neck. The dark wood effect has been achieved by scorching the wood. The conical projections on the pillow are known as amasumpa, and ...
Pipe
Ashanti pipe made from fired orange coloured clay. The pipe is in the form of an animal which stands on four legs, with a hole in the top of the back and a spout on its side. The pipe has been decorated ...
Plate
This carved wooden plate is from Ghana. The underside of the plate is decorated with carved motifs. The label on the plate is from an early exhibition of the plate. It reads 'PLATE FROM THE GOLD COAST. ...
Plate
This carved wooden plate is from Ghana. Both sides of the plate are decorated with carved motifs. The Gold Coast forms part of the modern nation of Ghana.
Powder Horn
This is a powder horn from Sierra Leone. It is made of horn covered in red, yellow and black painted leather. The horn is decorated with red and white interlaced patterns. It was used to carry gunpowder....
Pubic Apron
This is a child's beaded pubic apron. It was made by the Zulu people of Natal in South Africa. It is made from glass beads, cotton and leather. Within South African culture beadwork ornaments were made ...
Pubic Apron
This is a beaded pubic apron. It was made by a Xhosa speaking tribe in South Africa. It is made from glass beads, cotton and leather. Within South African culture beadwork ornaments were made by the women, ...
Pubic Apron
A beaded pubic apron made by a Xhosa speaking tribe from South Africa, c.1875-1900. It is made from a long rectangular beaded panel of yellow, red, black and white diamonds on a blue background edged ...
Purse
A large, semi-circular shaped, red, cream and black woman's leather purse. It has a red leather strap with green, white and black bands, and red tassles at the edge. The purse would be worn around the ...
Purse
A large, semi-circular shaped woman's leather purse. It has a red leather strap with green, white and black bands, and red tassles at the edge. The purse would be worn around the neck in Sub-Saharan West ...
Purse
A large, semi-circular shaped woman's leather purse. It has a red leather strap with green, white and black bands, and red tassles at the edge. The purse would be worn around the neck in Sub-Saharan West ...