Bag
Long rectangular raffia bag, from Cameroon, which is open at one of the short ends. There is a black linear pattern woven into the material, and two handles.
Basket
This basket was made by the Haussa people of West Africa. It is woven from natural and coloured plant fibres in black, brown and green.
Blue Heaven
Tania Kovats (born 1966) Blue Heaven, 1995 Sculpture from plant bulbs, with seeds in resin Tania Kovats' garden series explores the metaphors of illness, specifically in relation to AIDS and Cancer and ...
Bottle
This large ornamental gourd bottle is from northern Nigeria. It is decorated with carved and painted geometric designs, and has a leather strap attached at the base of the neck.
Bottle
This gourd bottle is from Liberia. The gourd has decorative carving over it's surface. The hook at one end is pierced. There is an old museum label attached to the bottle, it reads: "GOURD WITH STOPPER ...
Bottle
This gourd bottle is from Cameroon. The gourd has decorative carving of lines and diamonds over it's surface. There is an old museum label attached to the bottle. It can not be removed as it is now part ...
Bracelet
A bracelet or necklace made from small brown seeds.
Buddhist Text
Hand written copy of the Pali text, from Sri Lanka, written in the Pali language and Sinhala script. It is a copy of the well known sermon 'Mahasatipatthana Suttam Vitthara Mukhena' by Gautama Buddha ...
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted snakes and birds. Strings of pale blue beads with one gold bead are attached near the rim.
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted animals, birds, flowers and weapons. Strings of dark blue and gold beads are attached near the rim.
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted fish and lizards. Strings of black beads are attached near the rim.
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted palm trees and snakes.
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted animals and snakes.
Calabash Bowl
This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted geometric shapes. A string of red beads is attached at the rim.
Cheroot
A Cheroot, from Rangoon, India, which is a long cigar rolled in papyrus, with a red foil band.
Comb
This comb was originally thought to be Maori but is more probably from the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. It is formed by thorns that have been bound and stuck together. The comb has a plaited ...
Cowrie Shell Disc
This is a cowrie shell disc from Nigeria. It is made of a large basketry disc with cowries attached in a spiral. The disk is said to be 'the price of a wife', and it may be part of a Haussa bride's trousseau. ...
Diabolo
A child's game consisting of two bamboo canes joined by a string. The diabolo is a plastic object shaped from two cones joined at their pointed ends. One end of the diabolo is severely degraded, c.1900-1925....