Southern Africa
Items connected to: Southern Africa
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Loincloth

Lucky charm; charm

Oracle bones

Tobacco pouch
Scraper

Dipstick

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)
Needle (matmaking)
Back apron

Snuff pestle

Snuff grinder

Tool (leatherworking)
Blast pipe
Handle (general & multipurpose)

Pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))

Pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))

Knife (weapons: edged); knife sheath (sheath (weapons: accessories))
Carving (art)
Carvings (art)
Carving (art)
Stool (furniture)
Carving (art)
Fly whisk (personal protection)

Leg ornament

Pipe bowl (pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking))
Leg ornament

Pipe (narcotics & intoxicants: smoking)

Divination tablet
Ring (personal adornment)
Ring (personal adornment)

Sample (rope & stringmaking)
Tinder samples

Belt (waist ornaments)
Headrest

Container (containers)

Staff (general & multipurpose)

Bowl (containers)
Skirt

Snuff spoons

Snuff bottles

Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle
Sjambok (whip (punishment & torture))
Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Sample (yarn)

Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Pubic covering

Divination object

Toy vehicle
Headdresses (head ornament)
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk