Republic of South Africa
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Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Apron

Waistband (belt (clothing: accessories)); girdle (belt (clothing: accessories))

Pubic apron

Pubic apron
Neck ring (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Parrying stick

Hair pin; snuff container
Axe (weapons: edged)

Linked spoon (spoon (food processing & storage))

Strigil

Beer strainer (strainer (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking)); beer skimmer
Beer strainer (strainer (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))

Bowl (containers); lid (containers); food container (food service)
Axe (general & multipurpose)
Natural object

Container (containers)

Wallet; pouch (containers); lid (containers)

Snake-in-a-box

Snuff bottle

Toy figure
Hair pin

Bodice (clothing: outerwear)

Neck ornament

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment)); anklet

Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle

Anklet

Bowl (containers); food container (food service)

Bag (containers)

Pouch (containers)
Snuff container

Snuff bottle

Armlets (arm ornament)

Waistband (belt (clothing: accessories))

Lime container

Armlet (arm ornament)

Lid (containers)

Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Engraving (art)
Engraving (art)
Engraving (art)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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