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Shadow puppet of Bima

'The Theatre of Shadows' is an ancient art form, still perfo…
Leather bookbinding with stamped and gilded decoration

The earliest Islamic bookbindings are made of leather. As th…
Child's shoe

This small shoe, from a waterlogged deposit in London, proba…
Leather loincloth

This leather loincloth was made from a single piece of hide,…
Pair of child's leather sandals

Sandals were worn by people at all levels of society and wer…
Sandals of Sebekhetepi

These sandals were placed on the lid of the inner coffin of …
Wooden adze with bronze blade

Copper tools were first used in the Early Dynastic period, f…
Birchbark container

Containers like this are made in much of the circumpolar reg…
Bride's apron (jocolo)

The Ndebele are Nguni-speaking people who were dispersed dur…
Caribou-antler club

The club has a fitted grip of skin, and is decorated with in…
Caribou-skin model of a hunter

This is likely to have been a model made for sale at a fur t…
Chert knife lashed to a wooden handle

This knife was probably used by the Yurok of northern Califo…
Deerskin pouch

The skin of the deer was dyed black with walnut or iron, and…
Feather bonnet of Yellow Calf

The bonnet is constructed from the immature tail feathers of…
Hide shield (ayar)

Tuareg weaponry includes a large white leather shield, ayar …
Leather belt

The belt has eight domed conchas (literally 'shells'), made …
Moccasins

Moccasins of this type have raw hide soles and tanned skin u…
Model tikinagan, or cradle

This model cradle is constructed from a wood board, with a s…
Pair of wood and skin ballsticks, made by Jo Sulphur

The Creek stickball game was played in the eighteenth and ni…
Roach or head-dress

The roach is named after the arched back and fin of the fish…
Steel dagger

This type of steel dagger, known as a beaver-tail knife or s…
Wooden carving of an ancestor figure

The Luba are the largest complex of culturally related group…
Gilt-copper decorative harness fitting

This harness fitting was excavated by the amateur archaeolog…
Purse and netsuke

This style of purse, as well as pressed metal fittings like …
Birds of paradise

Europeans first became aware of birds of paradise in the six…
King penguin

The king penguin ( Aptenodytes patagonica ) was one of the n…
Back cover of a bookbinding

A series of long cartouches is cut out of the leather surfac…
Archer's bracer

This archer's bracer is made of cuir bouilli (boiled leather…
Steel breastplate

A breastplate was used, as the name suggests, to protect the…
Beaded pad saddle

The horse was introduced to southern Plains and Great Basin …
Blue wool shirt of Louis O'Soup, the Plains Ojibwa or Saulteaux leader

Louis O'Soup (about 1830-1913) wore this shirt when addressi…
Mask frontlet of the Wolf Dance

The Klukwana, Shamans' or Wolf Dance was the central winter …
Scraper made of glass

Scrapers such as this were used by the Aónikenk people of so…
Shell scraper

This scraping tool is composed of three elements: a blade ma…
Six-headed figure

When seeking a cure for illness many Africans consult doctor…
Smoked skin shirt belonging to Mékaisto, or Red Crow

Red Crow (about 1830-1900) was head chief of the Kainai, or …
Swords with decorated leather sheaths

This type of sword remains one of the most prestigious weapo…
Sword travelling-case with grapevine design

Daimyō , provincial governors, and other high-ranking s…
Shadow puppet

The colours and designs of Javanese shadow puppets are all c…
Girdle prayer book

A girdle prayer book is a miniature prayer book enclosed wit…
Gold necklace set with the heads of hummingbirds

'Novelty' jewellery in the nineteenth century referred to je…
Great Seal of England of King William IV, engraved by Benjamin Wyon

The obverse, or front, depicts the King (reigned 1831-37) on…
Knives with sheath

The ritual of feasting was more formal in the Middle Ages th…
Mazer and cover

A mazer is a drinking bowl made of wood. Although used princ…
Minute repeating clock watch by Thomas Mudge

Thomas Mudge was one of the first chronometer makers in Engl…
Presentation sword made for the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

This sword was presented by Adolphus Frederick, 4th Duke of …
Shield from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo (reconstruction)

A shield, together with a sword, makes up an important part …
Shield of Parade

The shield depicts a lady in courtly dress and a knight knee…
The Savernake Horn

The horn is made from elephant ivory which has been faceted …
The Witham Shield

This shield was made at the same time as the Chertsey Shield…
Mosaic mask of Tezcatlipoca

This mosaic is believed to represent the god Tezcatlipoca, o…
Gold, silver and diamond tiara, made by Hunt & Roskell

The tiara is formed of three sprays of naturalistic oak leav…
Group of bedroom furniture

Furniture is frequently shown in tomb decoration. The so-cal…