Hair Pin
A long, carved ivory hair pin with a decorative head of two pierced panels. It was originally thought to be from Namibia, but is more probably from Gabon in West Africa.
Hair Pin
A long, carved ivory hair pin with a decorative head of two pierced panels.It was originally thought to be from Namibia, but is more probably from Gabon in West Africa.
Leaflet
A leaflet with a story and picture which are printed in black. It is from Akra or Ga, West Africa.
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in yellow, black, green and purple. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in yellow, black, green and purple. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in black and gold. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes in the ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This is a mat or tray from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in red, black and white. This is one of eight similar Haussa mats of various sizes ...
Mat
This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...
Mat
This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...
Model Boat
A carved Haussa wooden model, from West Africa, of a dug out canoe. It has a long shape with pointed ends and parts of the exterior are painted black.
Model Chair
This small model chair was originally thought to be from Haussaland, but it is more probably from Ghana. It is said to be a miniature in metal of a chief's carved wooden stool or throne.
Paddle
A solid, carved, dark wooden paddle, from West Africa. It has been entirely carved with geometric and circular designs. It has an ornately carved knob handle and is described as being one of two African ...
Purse
This is a West African woman's purse. It is made from red and black leather. The purse has internal pockets and a decorative tassle. The red leather strap allowed the purse to be worn around the neck. ...
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 ...