Bonnet
Hair pin
Sling (general & multipurpose)
Sling (general & multipurpose)
Porringer
Carpet
Porringer
Fish money
Buckets (containers)
Wall hanging
Bonnet
Firedrill
Firedrill
Candle (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Net (hunting, fishing & trapping)
Beer strainer (strainer (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking))
Abacus
Candle (ritual & belief)
Handle (general & multipurpose)
Purse box
Skein winder
Skein winder
Chafing dish; heating device; lid (food processing & storage)
Skein winder
Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Skein winder
Skein winder
Chang
Weight
Weight
Churn; lid (food processing & storage)
Churning stick
Samovar
Chang
Basket (containers)
Skein winder
Spoons (general & multipurpose)
Crook (domestication of animals)
Bead
Kettle
Spring-hare hook
Lid (food processing & storage)
Playing card
Playing card
Playing card
Fish hook
Rat trap (bow trap)
Teapot lid
Playing cards
Playing cards
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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