East Africa
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Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors); spear shaft (spear (general & multipurpose))
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors); spear shaft (spear (general & multipurpose))
Bowl (containers)
Box (food processing & storage)
Lid (food processing & storage)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Pipe bowls (pipes (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))
Container (food processing & storage); lid (food processing & storage)
Snuff bowl
Snuff container
Snuff bottle
Communication artefact; textile; sample (textileworking: barkcloth making)
Tray (household miscellany); lid (containers)
Cooking pot
Snuff bottle; stopper (containers)
Milk container
Lid (containers)
Snuff box
Currency unit (currency & wealth)
Axe (general & multipurpose); axe (weapons: edged)
Hearth (firemaking: friction)
Samples (textiles)
Samples (textiles)
Samples (textiles)
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arm ornaments
Arm ornaments
Necklets (neck ornaments (personal adornment))
Arm ornaments
Shackles
Ear ornaments
Bottle (containers)
Bottle (containers)
Container (containers)
Waist ornaments
Ear plug
Anklet
Anklet
Anklet
Hair pin
Ornaments (personal adornment)
Neckbands (neck ornaments (personal adornment))
Ornaments (personal adornment)
Waist ornament
Arm ornaments
Arm ornaments
Fly whisk (personal protection)
Containers (containers)
Skirt
Food cover (cover (food service)); tray (food processing & storage)
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk