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Headcloth

Waist ornament

Loincloth
Cloak
Back skirt
Cloak

Initiation accessory

Porridge stirrer
Nesting basket

Dyestuff

Mats (general & multipurpose)

Ornament (personal adornment)
Mat (general & multipurpose)

Headband (clothing: headwear)

Headband (clothing: headwear)

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Bag (land transport: human powered)

Skirt
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Sample (rope & stringmaking)
Sample (fibre)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Beer strainer (strainer (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Snuff horn

Snuff bottle

Spindle (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting)

Scraper (leatherworking)
Sleeping mat
Mat (general & multipurpose)
Front skirt

Butter making whisk

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Stage of manufacture (food processing & storage)
Sample (natural objects)

Sample (rope & stringmaking)
Sample (basketry)

Pipe cleaner

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Throwing stick

Tobacco pouch

Underskirt
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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