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Wooden board carved with 12 circular depressions, two half-circular depressions, to hold seeds. Used in the game 'kyngee bel' or 'keya' or 'wari-wari' played all over West Africa.

One of five leather bags collected by James MacGrigor. This one is half oval in shape, with black and red tooled leather front flap, decortated with long tooled leather bands and fringes.

One of five leather bags collected by James MacGrigor. This one has 3 tooled leather bosses on the front flap, and a long handle with a leather disc at each end, dyed black and red.

One of a collection of amulets, in leather.

Bamboo quiver, covered with decorated leather and canvas, lid in strips of rattan. Contains 17 arrows with shafts in bamboo and barbed points in iron. 'Used by Fulahs' Reid (1912).

Harp with wooden frame, strings in 'tie-tie' and a gourd acting as resonator.

Tobacco pipe, used by Kaffirs. In Knight's manuscript (MS M106, 1840): 'Tobacco pipe and Segar Pipe of Steatite ... presented Augt 1821, by Mr Thom, African Missionary'.

Tobacco pipe, used by Kaffirs. In Knight's manuscript (MS M106, 1840): 'Tobacco pipe and Segar Pipe of Steatite ... presented Augt 1821, by Mr Thom, African Missionary'.

Sacrificial vessel in wood, four-sided square shape with concave sides and decorated with geometric carvings.