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  • Collection: Collecting the world

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A pair of heel-less slippers, leather soles, red fabric uppers heavily embroidered in gold metallic thread.

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A pair of heel-less slippers, leather soles, very dark green velvet uppers heavily embroidered in gold metallic thread.

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A pair of shoes in leather with a slight heel, and curved toes. Back of shoes turned down as if worn like heel-less slippers, red fabric uppers heavily embroidered in white and blue metallic thread. These may be the slippers referred to in Thomson's…

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A pair of yellow leather slippers, design on front. Given to Thomson by Captain Gibson.

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Hat in black and red. Thomson's MS Catalogue: 'Papoose's cap, Halifax, Nova Scotia. From Miss J M Gibson!' Miss Gibson was Thomson's niece.

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Ceremonial adze with heavy shaped shaft which is elaborately carved, stone blade secured by vegetal fibre string binding. The number 11 is scratched on one end of the shaft. Original description (from Thomson's manuscript Catalogue of Banchory…

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Carved wooden club from Hawaii. Thomson's MS Catalogue: 'Carved club - very heavy - from Owhyee (Hawaji). Mr Walker S Davidson'.

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Tobacco pipe (Germany), calabash with horn and ivory stem. See Accessions Book 1941-1944, 1946-1963, p99: 'Tobacco Pipe (German) Calabash with horn and ivory Stem L 500.'

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One stone image of Buddha from the ruins of the Great Temple of Magoput, Java.

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One of two stone images from the ruins of the Great Temple of Majoput, Java.
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