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decoration
World Cultures (Ea12004)
Foil cut out. Bright blue foil cut-out of a skeleton dressed in a large brimmed hat and flounced dress, and shoes.
toy
World Cultures (Ea12005)
Wooden sugar skull toy made from clay. Hinged jaw, controlled by string. Painted features in black on a white background. Green glitter eyes. Cross on forehead. The jaw is held with a string through the head.
Clothing
World Cultures (E1630)
Two leggings made from red Stoud cloth. Flaps decorated with blue, red and gold silk ribbon and white seed beads.
breeches animal remains
World Cultures (Ea6174)
Sealskin breeches. Made in the style of sailors trousers.Horn buttons. Two small pockets in the front.
toy
World Cultures (Ea12007)
'Jumping skeleton' toy. Wooden skeleton with articulated arms and legs (fixed with wire) attached to a stick. A red string is attached to work the arms and legs.
doll
World Cultures (Ea12019)
'Makishi doll'?. Wooden female figure clothed in texile wrappers around waist, bead necklaces and elaborate hairstyle.
bag
World Cultures (E9665)
Cloth bag in patchwork cotton squares, blues on one ide and red on the other - with drawstring.
charm
World Cultures (E9668)
Sticks attached together with circle of small black beads and a cylinder of bone(?) with carved wings
hat textile
World Cultures (Ea12205)
Cotton hat of narrow loom cloth. Sewn so stripes are diagonal; wide indigo band with faint pinstriping, blue adn white ikat within narrow yellow and purple stripes. Circular shape with squared flaps to opening.
Clothing
World Cultures (E5978)
Hooded jacket made of hide. This is possibly a child's coat. The leather is decorated with lines of stitching, four up and over the hood and two on each sleeve. There are also several patches sewn into the coat, possibly to replace areas cut out of the skin such as a flipper. There is a narrow band of leather sewn round the base of the coat for decoration. Two slashes on either side at the neck front have been roughly sewn together (one side seems to have been repaired with black cotton on the inner side).
Currency
World Cultures (Ea9059)
Flat piece of iron called "Shoka" used as currency. It consists of an elongated bulb shape with a thinner stem and point. Now rusted. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.
stick Tool by Product
World Cultures (Ea8920)
A so-called 'fire stick', a tool used to produce fire, consisting of a piece of wood with a groove in it. Attributed to the Ngombe people. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.
rattle
World Cultures (Ea9075)
Described as a rattle, consisting of two crescent shaped nut shells attached to a piece of natural fibre string. Attributed to the Ngombe people. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.
rattle
World Cultures (Ea9076)
Described as a rattle, consisting of two hollow nut shells attached to a piece of string. Attributed to the Ngombe people. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.
whistle
World Cultures (Ea9095)
A whistle made of a hollow wooden stick bound with brass wire along its entire length, with a hole pierced through the top. Attributed to the Ngombe people. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.
watercolour
World Cultures (Ea8482)
Watercolour quarter-scale copy of a wall painting from the south wall of the Upper Temple of the Jaguars, Chichen Itza, Mexico.
shield
World Cultures (Ea6114)
Tongue shaped, painted on one side in white, ochre and black. Bottom right hand side affected by damp. E shape design on background. 'Via ova'.
Weapon
World Cultures (Eb603)
Used tear gas canister. Picked up from Qasr-el-Aini (road leading south from Tahrir Square), Cairo, on morning of 29th January 2011, the morning after widespread riots in Cario as part of the 'Arab Spring' uprising.
Weapon
World Cultures (Eb604.1)
Used shotgun cartridge. Picked up from Qasr-el-Aini (road leading south from Tahrir Square), Cairo, on morning of 29th January 2011, the morning after widespread riots in Cario as part of the 'Arab Spring' uprising.
Weapon
World Cultures (Eb604.2)
Used shotgun cartridge. Picked up from Qasr-el-Aini (road leading south from Tahrir Square), Cairo, on morning of 29th January 2011, the morning after widespread riots in Cario as part of the 'Arab Spring' uprising.
watercolour
World Cultures (Ea8227)
Watercolour of a design from a pot from British Honduras (Belize), Yucatan. Mound 17, about 1.5 m from Rio Hondo, north bank. 'Acanceh' is mentioned in a note above the painting. The design shows grotesque figures of birds and animals.
watercolour
World Cultures (Ea8228)
Watercolour of a design from a pot. The design has a basic geometric shape but also elaborate designs with feather shapes, 'beetle' shapes and other additions. From Belize (formerly British Honduras).
box container
World Cultures (Ea9151), Waka huia
Carved box or container made of wood. Oval in shape and in section, the lid domed. The entire surface is carved with complex curvilinear designs, Two carved heads act as lugs at either end of the box, no haliotis shell inlay for the eyes.
photograph
World Cultures (Ea11102g)
Photograph by Mrs James or Teobert Maler of figures 10, 11 and 12, from the stucco relief on the facade of a the Palace of the Stuccoes, on the Acropolis in Acanceh, Yucatan, Mexico. Watercolour detail added by AB. Figure 10, bat demon or bird holding blood drops in its claws, figure 11a rain snake or rattlesnake, with a large stone knife, and figure 12, God E or the young Maize God, linked to blood sacrifice. The damage to the frieze, even immediately after uncovering, is obvious.
photograph
World Cultures (Ea11102h)
Photograph of a stone relief from the facade of a mound or pyramid at Acanceh, Yucatan, Mexico.
Ear Ornaments
World Cultures (E2502.a,b.)
From old record card: '(a) diam. 9 cm. (b) diam. 9.4 cm. Two coils of heavy brass wire. (a) is a double coil of brass and (b) is a single coil.
musical instrument
World Cultures (E1478)
Slit drum; log of wood slightly oval in section, hollowed out to about half its depth. Slit opening, 2 rectangles joined by narrow slit. Small hole in wide wall. Sticks; plain sticks, round section.
photograph
World Cultures (Ea8195g)
Retouched photograph of a painted wall relief from the centre of the North Wall, North Building C, Great Ball Court, Chichen Itza. Retouched with watercolours. Shows part of the lower row of warriors and the dado as described in Ea8195a-c.
drawing
World Cultures (Ea10386)
Drawing of a design on Avebury Church Font showing a dragon and trailing foliage.
photograph
World Cultures (Ea11102b)
Photograph of Adela Breton's copy opf the stucco frieze from the Palace of the Stuccoes on the Acropolis, Acanceh, Yucatan
Necklace
World Cultures (E2489)
From old record card: 'Diam inside 12 cm. Chain hangs down 21.5 cm. Brass wire necklet with chain pendant.'
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