Branding iron
Branding iron
Paddle (water transport: accessories)
Dance accessory
Box (containers)
Bolas weights (bolas (hunting, fishing & trapping)); bolas weights (bolas (domestication of animals))
Tablecloth
Tablecloth
Posters
Blanket (textileworking: weaving); textile
Poster
Poster
Basket (containers)
Sack (containers)
Hammer (general & multipurpose)
Hawk hood
Porringer
Basket
Shadow puppet
Winnowing tray
Porringer
Porringer
Porringer
Scoop (general & multipurpose)
Metal bar; currency
Porringer
Porringer
Waster
Shell money
Poster
Poster
Basket
Poster
Poster
Hoe blade
Stopper (containers)
Poster
Poster
Easter egg
Easter egg
Poster
Basket (containers); toddy container
Chopper (agriculture & forestry)
Saw (general & multipurpose)
Spears (hunting, fishing & trapping)
Baskets (containers)
Mug (food processing & storage)
Arrow
Container (food processing & storage)
Stopper (containers)
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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