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.
Hand Club
A large, black stone hand club, from New Zealand. It is in a long drop shape and is made from polished volcanic ash or tuff with a hole through the handle.
Harpoon
This is a decorative harpoon. It is made of a wooden stick with a metal harpoon tip at one end. The stick is decorated with strips of pink, green, yellow and red tissue paper.
Harpoon
A carved wooden spear or harpoon. It is made from a long stick which is painted black. One end is carved and there are two barbs on one side.
Haussa Sword
A flat bladed sword in a dark leather embossed scabbard with metal fittings. The sword has a simple straight leather crosspiece, large convex ricasso, and a straight handle with a large flat pommel. At ...
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 ...
Headress
A headress made by the Fang, from Gabon. It consists of a cap covered in white beads with a red and blue beaded motif. Palm leaf ribs form the inside of the headress which has a leather lining. Metal ...
Hieroglyphic Stone
This is a piece of Ancient Egyptian limestone. The upper half of the stone has an engraved hieroglyphic inscription. It is possible that a low relief sculpture has broken off from beneath the stone.
Hubble Bubble
This is a wooden stopper for a hubble-bubble pipe. A hubble-bubble pipe is also known as a water pipe, as the tobacco is drawn through water. The pipes were poplular in India. The piece of twisted wire ...
Hunting Knife
This German hunting knife with sheath has a long pointed metal blade and a wooden handle. The black wooden handle is raised and ridged on one side and flat on the other. The sheath is made from wood and ...
Hunting Knife
This German hunting knife has a long pointed metal blade and a wooden handle. The black wooden handle is raised and ridged on one side and flat on the other. The knife probably had a sheath, but it is ...
Ikon
This triptych ikon is from Russia. The central panel features the mother of the god Protytero. The saints shown in the side panels are unidentified. It is made of brass.
Ikon
This ikon was found in a graveyard in Kapaselga, Russia. The ikon features the three hierarchs: St Gregory the theologian, St John and St Basil the Great, and cyrillic text. The ikon was originally part ...
Ikon
This ikon is from Russia. The ikon features Saint Nicholas of Myra and cyrillic text. The ikon has been painted and gilded on a rectangular wooden block.
Ikon
This ikon is from Russia. The ikon features an unidentified Russian saint. The ikon has been painted and gilded on wooden. It has a metal cover and a ring at the top.
Incense Burner
This incense burner is made of brass or bronze. It has an ornate handle, and moulded and pierced decoration to the sides. There is a 'chimney' at the apex of the lid.
Incense Burner
This is an incense burner from the Holy Land in Israel. It is made of brass with pierced decoration on the lid. The incense burner has a floral motif and a crescent finial.