British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/660)

Mushroom shaped hat - central navy cloth circle on the crown with crochet concentric centre of navy and orange. Outer navy circle has white papercut figures.The brim narrows into straight sides which are bands of open navy crochet and tight natural crochet with a bottom band in orange. Finished with a tassel.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/664)

Man’s hat - tall, made of narrow strip, indigo cloth. Circular crown with deep straight sides stitched at edge. Embroidered in rust and white cotton. In centre of crown is a northern knot with concentric circles around it. Three rows of embroidery around the sides - narrow interwoven band near the top, interwoven diamonds in the centre, and at bottom there are northern knots and interlaced circles. Lined in pale blue cotton. Embroidery stitches goes straight through the lining.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/663)

A man’s hat, probably Hausa - black velour circular crown. Embroidered all over with a northern knot motif in a pink and pale yellow/green, and yellow silk or rayon thread in chain stitch. Deep straight sides embroidered in two rows of panels between complex interlace patterns in pink and pale green, cross patterns in yellow with a band around the rim of circles in pale green. Probably machine embroidered. Lined in green cotton gingham.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/665)

Man’s hat - tall, striped narrow cloth in blue, beige, white and yellow stripes. Circular crown with tall, straight sides attached which are cut on the cross, no seam, lined in a pale blue cotton brocade.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/AFRI/77)

Man’s hat, made with two different printed cottons - most of the crown is covered in a multicoloured print on an indigo background with a central star and concentric circles. The straight sides are made in an orange and indigo cloth with a pattern. Plain calico lining.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/AFRI/78)

Muslim hat in white felted wool, machine embroidered with gold crescent moons and multicoloured paisley pattern. An almost identical hat is T/NIGE/622. Damage from moths visible.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2001/006/003)

Female model costume doll from Nazareth. The body made from wood and the hands from leather. The doll is dressed in local costume of hand embroidered black wool. The head dress is patterned fabric and she carries a bundle of sticks. Jointed legs. Wooden body with large pointed feet. Arms are made from wire.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2001/006/002)

Female model costume doll from Israel. The body is made of a rigid form covered with flesh coloured foam /plastic. The doll is dressed in national dress of red top, black skirt and lace headdress. Mounted on a wooden plinth which has a paper label. "HAND MADE IN ISRAEL" In front of the doll is a wooden table covered with a lace edged cloth and two small candles.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2010/231/001)

Police tin helmet from Palestine with a rubberised canvas inner hat, khaki coloured with canvas chin strap.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1996/045/014)

Chin strap for the Indian Civil Service - gold coloured, chain mail, on a cream leather backing.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1996/045/012)

Chin strap - steel, chain mail,

British Empire & Commonwealth (2001/027/012)

2 smooth dark brown leather straps (a,b) with hole and slot for attachment.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2001/027/014)

Leather cap band with hole and slit for attachment to cap.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2008/014/197)

Thin leather wrist band with loop and buckle for adjustment.

British Empire & Commonwealth (A/UNKN/96), Animals

Animals Cartoon style study of three animals, ?horse and foal (with umbrella) with spotted coats, rider on horse with crocodile head, all facing left, and an ?insect with 8 legs top left. All in colours of pink, orange and red. Ink, marker pen and scored on the plywood (pyrography). Signed on back JAD 84 Artist: Anthony Jadunath

British Empire & Commonwealth (A/UNKN/95), Elephant

Elephant Cartoon style study of elephant in profile and other animal - cat? - in colours of red, pink and orange. Elephant outlined in pyrography or an incised line in the wood, the other animal drawn in black outline. Decorative spotted background border at top. Ink, marker pen and scored outline on wood. Signed on back JAD 84 Artist: Anthony Jadunath

British Empire & Commonwealth (A/UNKN/94), Rabbit

Rabbit Cartoon style study of rabbit facing left with small man and house on his back. Rabbit outlined in pyrography or incised line, with red and black circles and dashes covering body. Sitting on the roof of a house with two windows, cat faces drawn in the corners in black ink. In colours of pink, red and orange. Ink, marker pen and scored outline on plywood. 'Outsider Art'. Signed on back JAD 84 Artist: Anthony Jadunath

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/30)

Pot by Ladi Kwali, Abuja pottery, spherical, thin neck with flared rim, incised patterns, light blue, glazed.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/054)

Swahili textile from ?Tanzania/Tanganyika, a Kanga or Kanika. Cotton, two lengths uncut with a green strip between them with white dots showing the cutting lines. Rectangular shaped and printed in black and green on a white ground with two identical 1655mm panels, side by side. In the centre of the panels is a black and green Africa shaped motif with a mountain and a hand holding a flaming torch. Underneath is the wording 'TANZANIA REPUBLIC DAY 1966'. The background has a black, green and white design. The border is striped with paisley shaped motifs. On the green selvedge are the words - "CHINA KHANGA-SOLE IMPORTERS COSATA-INTRATA"

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/057)

Material from Palaung. Cotton cloth, weft striped in blue and umber with a yellow selvedge but three narrow webs sewn together to make a skirt length. Handsewn seam at the back.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/058)

Material from Palaung. Three lengths stitched together with a yellow selvedge top and bottom. A seam handstitched makes a tubular skirt. Tear on one side.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/059)

Shan textile - waistband or shawl, long, woollen with two areas of warp striped pattern at each end in bands of white silver, green, puce and umber with two bands of geometric diamond pattern with gold thread and golden coloured thread, almost identical each end.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/061)

Kachin textile a,b. b) Six panels of design in alternating colours. Floating weft on a natural cotton ground. Cut ends with a very short fringe. a) not found.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/062)

Kachin textile (a,b) a) Rectangular woven cloth - natural coloured ground with terracotta and black floating weft, geometric design in stripes along the length of the fabric. 6 panels in alternating patterns. Terracotta dye shows signs of bleeding. Could be a waist band, belt or table runner. b) Strip of hand woven cloth probably made on a back strap loom. Natural cotton ground with panels of floating weft design in black and burgundy - divided into 14 patterns in alternating colours, 8 columns with an alternating design of diamonds and geometric blocks. Burgundy has bled with washing. Cut ends with a short fringing.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/071)

Prayer beads and wrapper (a,b). South East Asia script. Leave on wrapper from the Bo tree (suggests it's linked to Buddhism). Probably plastic beads.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2010/229/001)

British Police in Palestine baton, in turned wood, hand grip grooved for extra secure grip, hole for leather thong, long tapered baton with a rounded end.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2010/230/001)

WW2 Palestine 1941 Australian Commonwealth Military Force embroidered rectangular cushion cover. Front of cushion is made of mauve satin embroidered in chain stitch in artificial silks. In the centre is a domed building in front of which is a camel, a crown and a leaf pattern. Below this is embroidered 'Australian Commonwealth Military Force'. Above the building are palm trees to the sides and the words 'Palestine 1941 Mosque of Omar'. The cushion has an orange fringe. The back of the cushion is made of white calico.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/BARB/20)

Long length of narrow cotton sheeting which has been wax dyed in black and pink in abstract design, signed ‘Joyce Daniel, 1986.’

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/INDI/335)

Cotton coverlet. Rectangular. Quilted all over with running stitch with an embroidered pattern of flowers in three central panels and a floral border. Fish on one short end, elephants on the other.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/INDI/362)

Sari? possibly for a child as very short. Dark red. Plain cotton weave with one end of wide and narrow gold/red stripes.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/INDI/366)

Sari - long length, red and black small check pattern. Border top and bottom with yellow, white, green, gold thread in patterns. One end has wide stripes of red and black. At the other end are wide stripes of red/black and silver/black in shot colours. Cotton and metallic thread.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/INDI/367)

Nylon sari, broccade pattern, brown with a purple border.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/662)

Hat from Nigeria - dark red felt, machine embroidered with crescent moons and paisley patterns with the ground filled in with random stitching. Probably Muslim.

British Empire & Commonwealth (WA/CL/3(EX))

Indigo and white striped cloth, from west Africa. Could be a blanket or wrapper. Large cloth in heavy hand spun cotton. Narrow strip cloth. 14 stripes which are hand sewn together. Each 125mm wide. Warp stripes in natural and two shades of indigo. Woven by man on a heddle loom. Large patch repair in one area and repairs elsewhere. 1730mm x 488mm

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/037/050)

Burmese skirt - rare Kachin women's skirt {? Burma 1940}. Very fine weaving in a diamond pattern. Hand woven in red wool with coloured wool geometric patterns. The fabric is a flat rectangle consisting of three strips of fabric 240 mm wide which is joined lengthways by hand. Woven with a black warp. Top panel in black with coloured weaving at each end. The skirt is held up with bamboo rings 2000/037/051.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2005/001/173)

Punjabi regiment cap - dark green felted wool, mounted with two silver and gilt regimental buttons. Silver five pointed star surmounted by a crown. Label inside ‘Major J? H V?? G.DI.’ Embroidered on the label is 'Larkin & Co., Calcutta, Delhi, Lahor and Rauualpindi’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/001/001)

Khaki fore and aft hat in wool with a ribbed weave The gusset at the top is bound with back cord. Along each side is a wing shaped panel which is secured on both sides with a metal hook and metal eyelets. These wings are held at the front by two brass buttons with Prince of Wales feathers. ICHDIEN. Khaki drill wool with dark blue braid on top. White wool sweat band. Paper label inside ‘ Hobson & Sons (London) Ltd 7 5/8’. Burn hole at the back. Some moth damage.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2002/001/630)

Cap from WWII Royal Canadian Air Force Sergeant's uniform, dated to 1943. Air force blue serge field service cap made of two pieces of material with seam front to back. There is a metal eyelet on either side of the head. Folded gusset across the top. Side pieces are buttoned with two brass buttons at front. Crowned winged bird with RCAF. Large brass cap badge for the RAF. Lined in black cotton with a blue cotton sweatband. Stamped national hat ‘MFG Co 1942 7 5/8’.

British Empire & Commonwealth (2000/001/002)

Fore and aft hat - worn by a member of the Ceylon Civil Service as a volunteer in The Ceylon Planters Rifles Corps. Felted stroud cloth. Black cotton lining and white cool sweatband. Two black buttons at the front of a crowned bugle. Cap badge - three leaves above a ribbon which says ‘Unitas salus nostra’ ‘Ceylon Planters Rifle Core.’ Written on the sweat band is the name ‘Baron’. Quite moth eaten.

British Empire & Commonwealth (1997/080/022)

Major's hat from the Kenya Regiment in its original box. Felted wool. Moth damage. Black hatband is brocaded. Black peak has an embroidered leaf design glued on. On original box from Herbert Johnson – sent to Major E.H O’Hara, First Battalion BN, Kenya Regiment (TF) c/o PO Box 30089, Nairobi, Kenya. Sent by AirMail, second class small parcel, army rate via British Overseas Airways Corporation. b) box. Label on botton of box ‘Exported free of purchase tax by post. Note on regulations.’ Four labels on side ‘130162’.