Bathing bowls
Badge containers
Birthday cards
Belt plates
Bismars
Domestication of animals
Chito counters
Biscuit cutters
Door hinges
Chisels (tattoo instruments)
Tureens
Betel boxes
Canoe shields
Chivs
Jinrikishas
Beads (adornments)
Girdles (hip ornament)
Beer tankards
Battledores
Bead boxes
Horse coverings
Dog sleighs
Divination compass containers
Belts (waist ornaments)
Streak plates
Dog carts
Bellarmines (jugs (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))
Bau pieces
Chess pieces
Bats (beaters (pottery))
Cassava sifters (sieves (food processing & storage))
Chess boxes
Cassava graters
Agriculture and forestry
Baseball caps
Horse badges
Boleros
Cautery irons
Boiled rice carriers
Sticks (pastimes: sport)
Backgammon boards
Gnomon staffs
Caulking mallets
Blanket pins (pins (personal adornment))
Weapons & armour
Girths (yak furniture)
Beer strainers (strainers (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))
Globes
Bits (dog furniture)
Glove mushrooms
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The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive.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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