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 (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 (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 (1018.TET)

Wooden animal bell with two clappers on strong hide.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/JAMA/79.1)

African doll dressed in 17th century costume with a white face mask. Model based on 19th century print of Junkanoo/Jonkonnu masquerade figure by Belisario, 1838 Once common throughout Jamaica, the house and its dancer (the house is the Jonkonnu) survives only in St Elizabeth parish, where the festivities still have a religious symbolism for people. Dancing starts Christmas Eve or Boxing Day, at some point in January the house will be destroyed and the festival finished until the next Christmas. Worn with house on head, see T/JAMA/79.ii

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/MALY/289)

Model boat carved from one piece of wood with crossed pieces for seats, pointed prow and stern. Cotton sail on a single mast. Bottom of the hull painted black with five paddles, pole, a number of pieces of decking, and a palm leaf backet bailer.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/TANZ/46)

Plate, incense tray?, silver, circular, chased decoration

British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (1996/004/006)

Sword - a label reads ‘Yataghan style sword in white metal, hilt and scabbard, with decorative moulding, iron or steel blade, stamped ‘1821’. Ceremonial as blade is v blunt. Chain for suspension.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/176)

Horn, brass, one end flared.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/262)

Chair, tripod carved from one piece of wood. Flat seat attached with iron nails and two legs. Decorative pole-like back rest, topped with a carved head at top.3-legged, 2 triangular, 1 curved.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/283)

Tray, brass, circular, repousse geometric patterns, stepped rim. Northern knot in centre and the word KANO cut into the rim. Display Breaking the Chains

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/309)

Small pot, pottery, blackened, incised line decoration, short neck

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIGE/501)

Mat, finely woven straw, brown stripes, fringed ends

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/NIUE/15)

Circular woven bag with handle. Yellow and purple woven pattern on handle and bag opening.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PACI/3.1)

1 of 15 shells

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PACI/3.2)

Shell (1 of 15 shells).

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PACI/3.3)

Shell (1 of 15 shells).

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PACI/77)

Model boat, 2 canoes joined by central plank, wood, painted brown, paper sail. 1 paddle.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/13), Malanggan

2 figures, wood, carved, painted, red, black and white, standing. Malangan. Made for the funerary rites on New Island. Figure of a man holding a staff.The head has the elaborate decoration and earpieces of a Malangan mask. Hair of plant fibre. Piece at the end to put in the ground. Shell eyes. A label with it reads ' Normally burnt a year after death. Rare. But this shows no sign of having been used in funerary rituals. 2 separate pieces shown in Commonwealth Institute photographs: a male figure, standing, painted, with a spike to hold it in the ground, and a stylized male figure, with very thin limbs and holding a staff.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/37)

Mask, wood, carved, elliptical, painted, black and brown, shell and hair decoration. Boar tooth and bird head on the nose. Much of the surface is covered in mud or resin with shells pushed into it. A large area has fallen off and is separate. Cotton fringing around edge.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/57)

Figure woven out of [raffia]. Two arms stretched out on either side. "Ceremonial crocodile bodycover, woven bamboo, grass skirt"

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/93)

Spirit food hook, wood, carved, painted with charcoal, chalk and ocher, cowrie shell and feather decoration, grass skirt

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/94)

Female figure, plaster, black and white stripes, grass hair, shell eyes, no arms. Steel framework inside with bolts coming out of feet. Modern.

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/110)

4 axe heads, stone

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/112)

Penis gourd, bamboo, woven rotan decoration

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/113)

Necklace, pigs tusk on leather strap

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/114)

Necklace, seeds and beads on string, blue and brown

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/115)

Necklace, seeds on string, grey and brown, tamarind seed medallion

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/116)

Necklace, seeds on string, grey and brown, tamarind seed medallion

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/118)

Pig tusk

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/122)

Bracelet, animal bone, white

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/126), Tapa

Barkcloth, rectangular, brown and black, triangular and spotted design

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/127), Tapa

Barkcloth, rectangular, brown and black, concentric circular design

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/134)

Shell money, nassa shells bound in a coil and tied with cane, bead decoration

British Empire & Commonwealth (T/PAPU/138), Tapa

Barkcloth, rectangular, painted, red and black, geometric design