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Armlet

This ornamental armlet is made from carved wood. It was worn by Haussa Muslims in West Africa.

Bag

Beige leather bag, probably Haussa, West Africa, with a drawstring top. The bag has brown and green leather decoration, with tassles one third of the way from the bottom.

Basket

Large Haussa basket, from West Africa, with a lid. The basket has a globular shaped body with black, brown and natural bands of colour.

Basket

This basket was made by the Haussa people of West Africa. It is woven from natural and coloured plant fibres in black, brown and green.

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.

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.

Comb

This comb is from West Africa. It is made from buffalo horn and has wide teeth on the short side, and fine teeth along the long side. The comb is decorated with incised and white painted dots and circle. ...

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. ...

Dagger

This dagger is from West Africa. It has a curved metal blade and a wooden handle.

Dagger

This is a dagger from West Africa. It has a metal blade and a wooden handle with a decorative haft. The dagger may originally have had a sheath.

Fan

This is a Senegalese fan from West Africa. It is made of woven straw, twisted around a red, orange and yellow painted stick. The fan is decorated with holes in a triangle pattern.

Fan

This is a Senegalese fan from West Africa. It is made of woven straw attached to a short handle.

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 ...

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.