South America
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Personal adornment
Knee ornament
Ornament (personal adornment)
Ornament (personal adornment)
Ornament (personal adornment)
Ornament (personal adornment)
Ornament (personal adornment)
Whip (animal furniture)
Bridle (animal furniture)
Knee ornaments
Cassava grater
Lid (containers)
Razor (toilet articles)
Coin
Coin
Coin
Figures (art)
Nose ornaments
Samples (metalworking: shaping)
Chest bands
Knife (general & multipurpose); razor (toilet articles); folding knife (knife (general & multipurpose))
Book (documentary artefacts)
Book (documentary artefacts)
Book (documentary artefacts)
Book (documentary artefacts)
Fire fan
Mate container
Mate drinking straw
Figure (art)
Textile; barkcloth
Textile (function unknown); textile
Hair ornament
Earring
Doll (pastimes: toys)
Mate drinking container
Canoe (water transport: equipment)
Blowpipe dart quiver
Bottle (containers)
Figures (art)
Fish arrow (arrow (hunting, fishing & trapping))
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Container (containers)
Ornament (personal adornment)
Lid (containers)
Container (containers)
Pile raiser (leatherworking)
Shroud
Apron
Sling (general & multipurpose)
Sling (general & multipurpose)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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