Southern Africa
Connected to...
Sjambok (whip (punishment & torture))
Snuff spoons
Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle
Lucky charm
Pile raiser (leatherworking)
Lid (food service)
Natural objects
Poison arrows (arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors))
Arm ornament
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Armlet (arm ornament)
Poison arrows (arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors))
Poison arrows (arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors))
Horn (containers)
Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Apron
Pubic covering
Apron
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Arm ornament
Snuff bottle
Bag (containers)
Staff (general & multipurpose)
Knife sheath (sheath (general & multipurpose))
Snuff bottles
Container (containers)
Containers (containers)
Protective charm
Box (containers)
Snuff bowl
Snuff container
Snuff bottle
Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Skirt
Knobkerrie; throwing club
Seed pod
Tagua nut
Tagua nut
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.
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