135/1935/10
These stays were worn by the donor Miss Aviolet and made by her mother.
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49/1949/22b
This is part of a stone stele with a central image containing traces of red pigment, and underneath this a text in Egyptian hieroglyphs.
73/1921/99/PRIORIS
This wood is used in Japan for making tobacco boxes.
256/1998
A modern stencil incorporating a traditional motif.
129/1976/1
The ‘Perfectoscope’ stereoscopic viewer.
152/1974
Stethoscopes are used to listen to organs such as the heart or lungs and help diagnose any problem or illness the patient might have.
16/1996/4
Staffs and walking sticks of this general type, with carving and inlay, are characteristic of Solomon Islands, made for local use and export.
16/1996/6
The carving of the human form in wood and decorating it with shell inlay (Nautilus pompilius) is a characteristic of Solomon Island art.
16/1996/7
33/1953/34/1
40/2023/56
It is likely that Toddy Cooper kept this female stick insect as a pet.
E1197
Bequeathed in 1865, these decorated stilt steps were once used for celebratory races and contests during funerary rituals.
E1198
E839
E840
A wood stirrup with iron fastener
E833
A carved wooden stirrup, of a pair, from Mexico.
E834
43/2011/1
This was a functional but decorative part of horse equipment.
A613
A depiction of a wrinkled face with no eyes whose ear ornaments are in the form of a serpent’s head.
A610
Stirrup-spout vessels such as this piece have been made on the north coast of Peru for over 3000 years.
59/1963/42/1
Donated to the museum by a member of the Kelly family of Ottery St Mary.
23/1919
This stomacher has a linen ground and is quilted using yellow silk thread.
54/1948/93
Pecking stones, like this example would have been used for the first stages in shaping ground stone tools.
58/1928/2
Lemon-shaped war stones (maka) like this example were thrown by hand in battle.
136/1993/53
Discoidal head of a stone-headed club.
1887/12/7
Spindle whorls were used for spinning wool into thread.
859/1989/12
This piece of stone has been shaped into a rough circle with a hole through the centre.
E606
Broken stool captured when the second Seige of Abeokuta ended (1864), acquired by Rev.
100/2000/73
A carved stool made for everyday use.
369/1977/1