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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 ...

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted animals and snakes.

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted geometric shapes. A string of red beads is attached at the rim.

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.

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted fish and lizards. Strings of black beads are attached near the rim.

Calabash Bowl

This is a half gourd bowl from Ghana. It is decorated with carved and white painted palm trees and snakes.

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 ...

Ladle

This wooden ladle is from Ghana. It has a carved and pierced decorative handle, that features snakes, a frog and a lizard. At the top of the handle there are two carved 'thrones'.

Mat

This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...

Mat

This mat or tray is from Ghana. It is made of spiralling bands of twisted coloured straw in gold, black, yellow and red. The label dates from an early exhibition of the tray, and reads "Haussa Straw Trays". ...

Model Chair

This small model chair was originally thought to be from Haussaland, but it is more probably from Ghana. It is said to be a miniature in metal of a chief's carved wooden stool or throne.

Pipe

Ashanti pipe made from fired orange coloured clay. The pipe is in the form of an animal which stands on four legs, with a hole in the top of the back and a spout on its side. The pipe has been decorated ...

Plate

This carved wooden plate is from Ghana. The underside of the plate is decorated with carved motifs. The label on the plate is from an early exhibition of the plate. It reads 'PLATE FROM THE GOLD COAST. ...

Plate

This carved wooden plate is from Ghana. Both sides of the plate are decorated with carved motifs. The Gold Coast forms part of the modern nation of Ghana.

Quiver

This quiver with arrows is from Ghana. The quiver is made from wood that has been covered in leather and shell to create a tortoiseshell effect. Originally the quiver would have had a lid, but this is ...

Riding Whip

A riding whip, from Ghana. It has a leather covered handle that has a green, black and yellow interlaced pattern. A leather 'rope' has been attached to the handle to form the whip.

Slave Whip

This whip is from Ghana. The handle is wood covered with leather, and has five leather straps attached.

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