ABDUA:7687
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.
ABDUA:7133
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
ABDUA:5513
North.America United.States.of.America South.East
One of a collection of eight wampum belts from North America.
ABDUA:5512
Leather cap (bearskin or buckskin?) with silk ribbon, and beaded scalp-lock ornaments.
ABDUA:9506
Model of a stupa in gilded bronze, hollowed out and containing four figures of Buddha .
ABDUA:63256
Image of a Buddhist priest, in contemplative attitude, in bronze.
Image, in attitude of adoration, in silver.
ABDUA:63296
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
ABDUA:63295
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
ABDUA:63294