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Bow

Long bow made from natural wood, from West Africa. The bow has a cord string, but is not strung.

Bowl

A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple and natural bands of colour.

Bowl

A large Haussa bowl, from West Africa, made of plaited basketry. The basket has a rounded base with brown, green, gold, purple, black and white and natural bands of colour.

Bowl

Predynastic Egyptian bowl, from Nubia, with a rounded base that has a hole and gently curving sides, 3050 BC. The vessel is made from a red ceramic and the upper one centimetre and interior are blackened ...

Bowl

A predynastic Egyptian bowl, from Nubia, with a flat base and gently curving sides, 3050 BC The rim is chipped and broken, and there is a hole in the base. It is made from a red ceramic and the upper ...

Bowl

Haussa basket work, in the form of a shallow basketry bowl, from the Hinterlands, Cameroon. The basket has a natural colour and is unfinished.

Bowl

A Kabyle, circular, open, pottery bowl, with painted decoration. This bowl was hand made by the Kabyle women. The outer face has been partly scorched, and the inside has white, yellow and red geometric ...

Bowl

This carved wooden bowl is from South Africa. It is decorated with carved triangles that have been painted black.

Bowl

This pottery bowl is from Kabylia, in Algeria. The bowl was hand made by the Kabyle women. The bowl has a white slip, and was painted before being bonfire fired. After firing the bowl was taken straight ...

Bowl

This pottery bowl is from Kabylia, in Algeria. The bowl was hand made by the Kabyle women. The bowl has a white slip, and was painted before being bonfire fired. After firing the bowl was taken straight ...

Box

This box is from Algiers in Algeria. It is made of bronze, and has a screw on lid. The lid is decorated with incised motifs of sheep or goats.

Bracelet

This ivory bracelet is from Liberia, West Africa.

Bracelet

This torc style bracelet is from West Africa. It is made of hollow silver coloured metal that is decorated with stamped lines and dots.

British West Afrcia 1/10 Penny

British West Africa (Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana) copper-nickel 1/10 penny, 1836 Diameter 20mm Circular coin with a central circular hole. The obverse features a six-pointed star made up of ...

Brooch

This is a metal brooch with a pin fastening at the back. The brooch has traces of engraved decoration and bronze inlay on the front. The brooch is said to have been worn by Lobengula, the last king of ...

Cairo, Egypt

A sepia photograph of old houses in Cairo, Egypt. 160mm x 208mm

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted snakes and birds. Strings of pale blue beads with one gold bead are attached near the rim.

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted animals, birds, flowers and weapons. Strings of dark blue and gold beads are attached near the rim.