Nigeria
Connected to...
Fan (personal protection)
Figure (art)
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Divination board
Cushion cover
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Hat (headwear (armour: body armour))
Pick (general & multipurpose); pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking); pick (general & multipurpose)
Throwing knife (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Doll (pastimes: toys)
Lamp (lighting devices)
Votive offering; bell
Votive offering; bell
Figure (art)
Votive offering; ring (personal adornment)
Votive offering; bell
Figure (art)
Votive offering; ring (personal adornment)
Votive offering; ring (personal adornment)
Votive offering
Figure (ritual & belief: representations)
Figure (art)
Figure (art)
Ritual figure
Ritual clothing
Votive offering
Votive offering; hoe blade
Votive offering; hoe blade
Broom
Votive offering; hoe blade
Boot
Riding boot
Riding boot
Riding boot
Mule
Riding boot
Slipper
Boot
Textile (function unknown)
Textile (function unknown); textile
Shoulder cloth
Wrap
Blouse
Skirt
Robe
Shoulder strap
Veil
Singlet; vest; t-shirt
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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.
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