British Empire & Commonwealth (T/BRVI/001)

Flag, large blue EN sign, polyester ? Union flag in upper quarter and a printed shield of the British Virgin islands inset in the other half, visible from both sides. Green background with the parable of the 12 Wise and Foolish Virgins with a woman in Greek dress holding one of 12 lit oil lamps and a ribbon underneath with the motto ‘Vigilante’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/SIER/126)

T-shaped garment (shirt?) made of brown cotton fabric. The fabric has been coloured with darker brown and stamped with rectangular blocks of geometric patterns in black. Printed after sewing. Mud dyed. Neckline is off centre and slopes to the left as worn. The straight sleeves have open underarm seams. At the lower edge of the neck is an irregular shaped four sided patch, open at the upper edge to form a pocket. The garment sides have narrow triangular panels inset. The inside of the garment is roughly made with fraying seams.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/SIER/140)

Poncho styled cape made of cotton damask tie-dyed fabric. Circular in shape with a round neck, decorated with a cream chain stitch embroidered design. The outer edge is similarly decorated and a broad band of embroidery extends as a panel down the front. On the inside are four navy bias binding ties. The embroidery has cotton facings.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/SIER/30)

Man’s shirt, made with white brocade woven fabric, tie dyed in green and brown in a grid pattern, front opening with a round neck, front openings. Neck line, sleeve cuffs and pocket tops all machine embroidered with a cream artificial silk in spiral patterns. The front, collar and neckline faced with plain fabric. Popper fastening at the front, short sleeves, two patch pockets.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/SIER/6)

Length of yellow fabric which has been tie dyed in orange and green. Tied from the centre giving concentric circles of yellow star bursts with random tied patterns inbetween the circles.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2010/165/012)

Collection of receipts and bills headings for decorative items for clothes, handcrafted trimmings and motifs made by the girls at the London Mission Lace & Embroidery Industry, Nagercoil, Travancore, India in the 1940's, ordered by donor's mother.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2006/060/1/8)

British Empire & Commonwealth (0734.TET)

Rattle, seed pod strung on two cords to make a long musical instrument. Zimbabwe. Written on one pod ‘Leg shaker (Magavu) Zimbabwe’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/711)

Wooden drummer figure. Man wearing loincloth, playing large drum held between his knees. Number 10 on base. Collector's notes: ACAW did not mark them, probably from Mtwara, S Tanganyika, 1940, as others [2000/084/707-9].

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/712)

Wooden drummer figure. Man wearing a loincloth playing a large drum held between his knees. Collector's notes: ACAW did not mark them, probably from Mtwara, S Tanganyika, 1940, as others [2000/084/707-9].

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/710)

Wooden figure. Man, squatting, holding a cup on his knees. Facial scarification. Feet broken off. Collector's note: unknown, ACAW did not mark them, probably the same origin as above [2000/084/707-9] and therefore from Mtwara, Tanzania, 1940, Number 11 on base .

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/707)

Wooden bust, man's head with pattern of facial scarification. Ebony wood. Collector's note: Roughcut figures from folktales in Ebony, bought in 1940 in Mtwara, Tanzania.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/716)

Wooden bust, large, of a man with beard and small topknot of hair, with facial scarification. Paper label stuck to base; 'One of a "series" of social figures from folk tales - "the Wise Elder". Carved out of ebony. Mtwara bought 1940 in S. Tanganyika'.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/084/714)

Wooden bust. Man with a sideparting in hair and scarification on cheeks. Collector's label on base: 'The Deferential Villager'. Folk tale. Carved in Ebony. Bought 1940 Mtwara S. Tanganyika'

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/HONG/210)

Dragon dance costume, papier mache head, painted, yellow and red satin with embroidery

British Empire & Commonwealth (2002/147/025.1)

Badge French flag, blue mushroom cloud, tiny pacific atoll with 3 palm trees and written ‘French Stop Testing’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2002/147/028)

Brooch badge, enamelled circular badge, gold and radiation sign on a red background with a black hand in front of it. Pacific anti-nuclear movement.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2002/147/033)

Women’s Rights badge. Purple with a printed white raised fist in the female symbol.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2004/010/033)

Made from wood and rubber for use on ink pad to read HARTLAND LTD. Part of Trevor B Caryll archive. Coley estate, Jamaica. early 20th century.letters and other correspondence, plus accounts, agreements, bills, receipts, etc

British Empire & Commonwealth (2004/078/001)

Three R.S.G.B. (Radio Society of Great Britain) call sign badges. 'VQ4KPB' printed at the bottom of all three. All metal. All belonged to husband of donor, Kenneth Peter Bailey, an Entomological Field Officer with East African Veterinary Research Organisation (E.A.V.R.O) from November 1944 until 1968. a) RSGB with a blue enamelled logo. B) RSEA with a red enamelled logo. C) RSGB with a globe covering the bottom half of the blue diamond logo. ‘Empire DX Award’. All marked on back ‘Maker G&LJ’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1054.TET)

Gold bracelet with finger rings.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1051.TET)

Gold necklace with ?carnelian beads, white filigree wire cages.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1048.TET)

Long gold necklace, large chain with openwork ball beads.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1037.TET)

Gold clip bracelet with moulded decoration.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1038.TET)

Gold double bracelet, with a pin fastened.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1040.TET)

Large golden bracelet, triple ring, hinged with pin fastening and filigree decoration.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2021/012/009)

Framed certificate with 'Oxford Brookes University – Norman Myers recognised as Visiting Professor of Oxford Brookes University'. Norman Myers was a noted environmentalist.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1997/142/003)

Police swagger stick used by A T Bevan whilst in Ras-Al-Khaimah police pre-1967. It is a thin piece of wood covered in brown leather with a silver coloured metal top and tip. On the top is the Ras-al-Khaimah badge, this shows two crossed flags and swords underneath which is a triangle with Arabic writing inside.

British Empire & Commonwealth (0851.TET)

Leather container, possibly cap for quiver. West Africa?

British Empire & Commonwealth (0853.TET)

Miniature cup, brass, Africa?

British Empire & Commonwealth (0849.TET)

Pair of scientific lenses in a plastic case. With a code ‘6540/99/211/2470’. Label reads ‘Taken out of respirator APR 89’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/ZIMB/48)

Bracelet, copper, wide curved band, open-ended

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/ZIMB/49)

Arrowhead, iron, triangular with 2 barbs

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/FIJI/11)

Barkcloth or tapa, felted fibre, rectangular, decorated 1 side

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/FIJI/17)

Skirt, thick pandanus strips which have been folded into a herringbone pattern in black and natural. With a layer of short, narrow leaf fibres around the waistband in black/natural, long plaited ties.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/WEST/13)

Necklace, cowrie shells and brown seeds

British Empire & Commonwealth (2005/068/1/3/87)

British Empire & Commonwealth (1024.TET)

Pair of brass bells. One large, one small. Large bell has no clapper.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1027.TET)

Engine lamp. Kenya.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2005/068/1/2/103)