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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.

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…

One of a collection of eight wampum belts from North America.

Leather cap (bearskin or buckskin?) with silk ribbon, and beaded scalp-lock ornaments.

Model of a stupa in gilded bronze, hollowed out and containing four figures of Buddha .

Image of a Buddhist priest, in contemplative attitude, in bronze.

Image, in attitude of adoration, in silver.

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

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…