Toy foods
Kerosene lamps (lamps (lighting devices))
Ivory working tools
Meal bags (bags (food processing & storage))
Toy lanterns
Oware components
Trowels (construction)
Bottle openers
Toy furniture
Khol applicators
Rafts
Finger protectors (textileworking: yarn preparation & felting)
Needles (basketry)
Overshoes
Ladders
Files (ivoryworking)
Khol containers
Fishing rods
Nose clips
Jacks (woodworking)
Finishing tools
Toasters
Files (metalworking: shaping)
Key money
Rakes
Foot stools
Mate pots
Needles (construction)
Measuring flasks (flasks (medical science))
No-return traps
Footmen
Face guards
Nose pincers
Jackstraw components
Meat choppers (choppers (food processing & storage))
Instantaneous light boxes
Vase stands
Oars
Toy pulleys
Votive ladles
Narcotic containers
Votive lamps
Flagstaffs
Gouges (general & multipurpose)
Firedrill containers
Howel adzes (adzes (woodworking))
Flakers
Fire pistons
Fire-saws
Lace bobbins
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The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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