Fly Whisk
This is a fly switch from the Haussa people of West Africa. It is made of black animal hair, attached to a brown leather handle with strap. The handle is decorated with an interlaced pattern. The animal ...
Fly Whisk
This switch is from South Africa. It has a decorative handle with bands of blue and white glass beads. Strands of palm leaves are attached to one end and a loop of multi-coloured glass beads is attached ...
Folder
Folder containing ten linocuts by Dr V. Fanderlik, a Czechoslovak soldier: 1. Macedonia, 2. Isamboul - Aia Sophia, 3. Halleb - Syria, 4. Alexandria - Egypt, 5. Kreta, 6. Fort St. Jean - Marseille, 7. ...
Food Paddle
This is a food paddle from South Africa. It is made of a long, thin piece of wood with a paddle at each end. It is one of a pair of food padels.
Food Paddle
This is a food paddle from South Africa. It is made of a long, thin piece of wood with a paddle at each end and tapering to a point at the other. It is one of a pair of food padels.
Fossil
A fossil from Memnonium, Egypt, which consists of a long conical shell. A note with the object reads 'Fossil from Memnonium picked whilst passing from Medinet Haboo to Memnon's Statue'.
Girdle
This is a Zulu beaded girdle. It is made of four thick strands of green glass beads, and decorated with red beads. Within South African culture beadwork ornaments were made by the women, and worn by both ...
Girdle
This beaded girdle was worn by the people of Basutoland, South Africa. It is made of four thick strands of black and pink glass beads, and decorated with panels of green, white and black beads. Within ...
Glass Fragment
A fragment of Ancient Egyptian glass. The fragment is of an irregular shape and is made from opaque green-blue glass.
Great Pyramid and Sphinx, Egypt
A sepia photograph of the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, with men and camels in the foreground. 200mm x 270mm
Hair Comb
This hair ornament is listed in the Accession Register as being from the Gold Coast, but was later thought to be Zulu. It is carved from a flat piece of wood. The head of the comb is decorated with incised ...
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.
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 carved ivory hair pin, from Namibia. The head is decorated with a carved cross.
Hair Pin
A long curved ivory hair pin, from Namibia, with a carved head.
Hair Pin
A long, carved, ivory, curving hair pin, from Namibia, which has a turned head.
Headband
This is a headband from a Xhosa speaking tribe in South Africa. It is made from green and red glass beads, cotton and leather. Within South African culture beadwork ornaments were made by the women, and ...