Cameo
A white on brown cameo made of an oval shaped piece of shell. It depicts two women set against a night sky, with a dove and an owl in the foreground, c.1850-1899.
Cameo
A white on brown cameo made of an oval shaped piece of shell. It depicts the portraits of a man, said to be Lorenzo de Medici, and a woman, c.1850-1899. The Medici family, from Florence, were very powerful ...
Clucket Bell
This is a clucket bell. It is made from metal and has a handle made of wood and leather.
Cock Fighting Spur
A long sharp spur attached to piece of pale brown leather with a circular hole in the centre. Shown here with LEAMG : M2039.1957.2
Cock Fighting Spur
A long sharp spur attached to piece of pale brown leather with a circular hole in the centre.
Shown here with LEAMG : M2039.1957.1
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 ...
Cooking Pot
A small circular cooking pot, from Cameroon, with an out-turned rim and rounded base made of black coloured ceramic. The upper half of the body has been given a roughened surface as decoration, and a ...
Cowrie Shell
A large cowrie shell with the Lord's Prayer carved on the top.
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. ...
Crocodile Skin
A piece of crocodile skin used to make bags and shoes at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The skin is dark brown. A label on the reverse gives the price of the skin as: "£18 per cm 43 x 18 = £774". ...
Dagger
This is an Arabic dagger with sheath from Palestine. The long metal blade is secured to the wooden handle with metal wire. The red leather sheath is decorated with an embroidered woollen panel. Attached ...
Dagger
A metal ornamental West African dagger, from Nigeria, with a leather sheath incorporating a loop for carrying. There is stamped decoration on the sheath and incised decoration on the knife.
Dagger
An ornamental Haussa dagger, from Nigeria, with a metal blade and a wooden handle. The handle is decorated with green and black interwoven leatherwork and the sheath is decorated with black and green ...
Dagger
A straight metal bladed knife with a red leather sheath. There is a white and blue leather interlace pattern on the hilt and sheath, and leather covering the wooden handle, which has concave sides. The ...
Dagger
A straight metal bladed knife with a red leather sheath. There is a white and black leather interlace pattern on the hilt and sheath, and a leather covered wooden handle with concave sides. A leather ...
Dagger
An ornamental Haussa dagger, from Nigeria, with a metal blade and wooden handle decorated by green and black interwoven leatherwork. The sheath is decorated by black and green leather bands and has a ...
Decorative Leatherwork
Examples of decorative leatherwork, from Southport. The examples include pineapples and other assorted fruit and nuts, c.1903-1904.
Doll
A Victorian female doll with a fabric and wax head and leather arms. It is wearing a silk dress which was purple but has now faded to beige. It has fair hair and blue eyes. The wax has cracked on the ...