Botswana
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Tinder samples
Back apron
Pestle (food processing & storage)
Water tube (drinking straw (food service))
Grindstone
Tobacco pouch
Scraper
Sample (rope & stringmaking)
Dipstick
Tool (leatherworking)
Digging stick
Snuff pestle
Spring-hare hook
Oracle bones
Snuff grinder
Leg ornament
Leg ornament
Lucky charm; charm
Pubic apron
Loincloth
Knives (general & multipurpose)
Knife (general & multipurpose)
Firestick; firedrill
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Apron
Apron
Stage of manufacture (rope & stringmaking)
Charm; doll; figure,human
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Natural objects
Grain bag (bag (food processing & storage))
Bag (land transport: human powered)
Arrow quiver (quiver (weapons: accessories)); arrows (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Figure,human
Lucky charm; charm
Lucky charm; charm
122.11 lamellaphones with laced-on or hooked-in lamellae without resonator
Initiation adornment; necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Sandal (clothing: footwear)
Initiation accessory
Sandal (clothing: footwear)
Sandal (clothing: footwear)
Hat (clothing: headwear)
Sample (natural objects)
Sample (natural objects)
Oracle bone
Oracle bone
Oracle bone
Oracle bone
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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