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 ...
Quiver
A quiver, from the Haussa tribe, West Africa. It is made from a leather covered long wooden cylinder. It has decorative leather thonging and engraved lines, with an attached cap. The quiver contains wooden ...
Quiver
A quiver, from the Haussa tribe, West Africa. It is made from a leather covered long wooden cylinder. It has decorative leather thonging, and engraved lines, with an attached cap. The quiver contains ...
Quiver
A large quiver, from West Africa. It is made from a cylindrical case covered with leather and decorated by interwoven grass bands. There are incised lines near the neck, which has a brown leather cap. ...
Quiver
A quiver, from West Africa. It is made from a black leather covered wooden cylinder with decorative black thonging and interlaced leather strands. It has a leather strap and inner and outer leather caps. ...
Quiver
A quiver, from West Africa. It is made from a black leather covered wooden cylinder, with decorative black thonging and black/brown interlaced leather strands. It has a leather strap and cap, but does ...
Riding Boot
This is a pair of Haussa riding boots. They are made from leather, with soft leather soles, and a paler patch of leather on top of the foot. The two bands of pale leather at the top of the boot are for ...
Riding Boot
This is a pair of Haussa riding boots. They are made from leather, with soft leather soles, and a paler patch of leather on top of the foot. The two bands of pale leather at the top of the boot are for ...
Riding Boot
This is a pair of Haussa riding boots. They are made from leather, with thick leather soles. The bands of black paint across the foot, and pale leather at the top of the boot are for decoration.
Riding Boot
This is a pair of Haussa riding boots. They are made from leather, with thick leather soles. The bands of black paint across the foot, and pale leather at the top of the boot are for decoration.
Sandal
One of a pair of Haussa flip flop style sandals, from West Africa. It has a leather sole and a wide leather band across the top of the foot which has decorative white and green interlaced leatherwork. ...
Sandal
One of a pair of Haussa flip flop style sandals, from West Africa. It has a leather sole and a wide leather band across the top of the foot which has decorative white and green interlaced leatherwork. ...
Snuff Box
A small circular box with a lid, from West Africa. The box is formed by sections of two shaped gourds. There is a painted scene on the lid of oxen pulling a cart.
Spear
A small native spear, from West Africa. It is made from a wooden pole with a long leaf-shaped iron spearhead, which is bound by plant material.
Spearhead
This small spear head is from West Africa. It is metal with part of the wooden shaft still attached. An old museum label is stuck to the wooden shaft. It reads, "Spear head / German West / African tribe". ...
Spoon
This spoon is from West Africa. It has been carved from one piece of wood. The spoon has decorative carvings of lines in a herring-bone pattern along the handle. The old museum label attached to the spoon ...
Sword
A sword with sheath from the Fang of Gabon. The sword has a metal blade with a wooden handle. The sheath is made of wood covered with leather. This is possibly a war dagger.