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Shirt of chain mail, composed of chain armour and decorated with leather bands. The armour and weapons of West African kingdoms and Sudanic states were very like those used during the Middle Ages and provided little protection from the rifles and…

Suit of mail composed of chain armour and decorated with leather bands. The armour and weapons of West African kingdoms and Sudanic states were very like those used during the Middle Ages and provided little protection from the rifles and machine…

Shirt and helmet of chain armour - The armour and weapons of West African kingdoms and Sudanic states were very like those used during the Middle Ages and provided little protection from the rifles and machine guns of the colonial powers. The cluster…

Fan in leopard skin. Handle and strap in leather.

One of two iron gongs/bells, imperfect - this one decorated with cowrie shells.

Ibeji, female statuette, standing. If a twin dies the death is marked by the commissioning of a carved wooden figurine from a sculptor. Known as an 'ibeji', the figurine is of the same sex as the dead twin and is treated by the mother with all the…

Ibeji, male statuette, standing. If a twin dies the death is marked by the commissioning of a carved wooden figurine from a sculptor. Known as an 'ibeji', the figurine is of the same sex as the dead twin and is treated by the mother with all the love…

Calabash gourd, with wooden handle, decorated on body with covering of cowrie shells and row of blue beads.

Sword, ?Royal, blade in steel, handle in braided silver wire. Pommel in silver and brass open-work. Sheath in white metal with dragon design in brass. Collected in Tibet during the Lhasa Expedition 1903/4.

Ear-ring, hoop and pendant. Pendant made up of turquoise stones capped in gold, separated by pearl, with a coral bead capped with gold at the base.