pipe tobacco.pipe
subject: ABDUA:7687
description: 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'.
relation: L: 138 mm Dia(bowl): 20 mm
format: stone alabaster
coverage: Africa South.Africa

bowl vessel cup
description: Sacrificial vessel in wood, four-sided square shape with concave sides and decorated with geometric carvings.
source: Manding? Fula?
relation: wood
format: L: 147 mm W: 415 mm

Garter
description: Short oblique/open-face fingerwoven garter in red wool with white beads. The bead pattern consists of lines of white beads parallel with and directly perpendicular to the length of the sash, though the beads themselves are set at a diagonal angle due to the diagonal direction of the warps. There are four of the same motifs, with the two near the ends being slightly wider than those in the middle. Each motif has a wide narrow bar parallel to the long sides of the sash, connected in the centre by two beads to a slightly wider rectangular section in the middle of the sash, which has a shorter, narrow bar at its centre. There is also a continuous line of beads along each long edge of the sash. There is an edge in a slightly darker shade of red on each side, ending in a tassel. This edging appears to be braided rather than woven – being either stitched onto or braided into the fingerwoven panel. The woven panel ends in 15 tassels with several strands pulled together and braided, ending in a knot after a few cm. After the knot the strands are loose for another [x] cm in length. The very ends of the strands are frayed Two sections about [x] cm above the ends have an ochre yellow ‘band’ – the strands may have been bleached or dyed here. Small patches and individual spots of this colour appear infrequently on other parts of the loose tassels as well. [does this function as glue to prevent fraying?] On one end of the sash, a few cm under the knots in the braided tassels, two sets of strands are tied in a loose overhand knot. Resist dyes. Has been identified as Cherokee
creator: Creek Cherokee
date: 1700-1800
relation: wool glass beads
coverage: North.America United.States.of.America South.East

Sash
description: One of a collection of eight wampum belts from North America.
creator: Creek Cherokee
date: Early: 1700 Late: 1800
relation: wool glass beads

headdress hat cap
description: Leather cap (bearskin or buckskin?) with silk ribbon, and beaded scalp-lock ornaments.
source: Early: 1750 Late: 1810
date: Early: 1750 Late: 1810
relation: skin bear.skin buck.skin cloth beads

stupa model
description: Model of a stupa in gilded bronze, hollowed out and containing four figures of Buddha .
relation: metal copper.alloy bronze gold
format: H: 330 mm

statuette
subject: Buddhist priest
description: Image of a Buddhist priest, in contemplative attitude, in bronze.
relation: metal copper.alloy bronze
format: H: 65 mm
identifier: ABDUA 63297

statuette
description: Image, in attitude of adoration, in silver.
relation: metal silver
format: H: 127 mm

Buddha statuette
description: Image of the Buddha, in earth-pointing attitude. Solid resin base, covered with a thin silver skin. Labelled on base 198, but measurements agree with statuette 199 in Reid. Inscription: 198
relation: metal silver resin
format: H: 128 mm

Buddha statuette
description: Image of the Buddha, in earth-pointing attitude, with long ears. Probably had a top-knot, but this is now missing. Resin body with a thin silver skin. Silver has been soldered together at sides. Labelled on base 199, but matches dimensions and illustration in Reid of statuette numbered 198. Inscription: 199