Spur
This pair of metal spurs is from Mexico. A spiked wheel is attached to a metal strap. The strap fits around a boot, and is attached by the fixings at the sides. The spur is decorated with scaloped engravings ...
Staff
A medium brown wooden staff with a large knob handle. There are four small knobs which are approximately 100 millimetres below the handle and a brass cap at the base.
Staff
A Haussa chief's rod or staff. It was made from a length of wood with twisted metal rings at the top and bottom. There is a piece of leather attached near the base.
Staff
A Zulu staff or rod with a pierced circular head and incisions along the shaft. The staff has black painted decoration.
Staff
A natural wooden staff, said to be Irish, made from six natural sections. It has no handle and has a line of raised dots at the top and a metal cap at the base.
Staff
A long dark straight wooden stick, without decoration. There is a hole pierced through the handle.
Staff
A straight staff made from a dark brown wood. The diameter narrows near the base and it has triangles carved along its length.
Staff
A dark brown wooden staff, with the diameter narrowing near the base. Five pieces of plaited grass have been wound around the shaft.
Stand
A carving of three interlocking pieces of wood. They have been carved from one piece of wood. Each piece has the head of a bird. This artefact is thought to be a stand.
Statue Fragment
This small piece of white marble is a fragment of a statue from Thebes in Egypt.
Statue Fragment
This fragment of black granite is from Egypt. The fragment may be the lower part of a larger statue, and is decorated in hieroglyphs.
Stick
A wooden stick with a knobbled surface and handle.
Stool
A stool from South Africa, which has been carved from a single block of wood. The stool has three legs with a carved circular seat.
Storage Box
A tall, circular, wooden, Burmese lacquer storage box. The box has painted oriental scenes in red, gold and black, and divides into horizontal compartments.
Switch
A dark wooden switch made from a natural fine piece of wood. Its own tendrils are plaited around the shaft.
Switch
This switch is made from a very fine tusk.
Switch
This switch is made from a twisted piece of thin wood.
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.