Ask kiln, two dye ladies, Adire wraper
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Photograph: Eric McGavin demonstrating a Goto brand Orgaboard (musical blackboard)
Glass lantern slide showing exterior of the Horniman Museum from the south including the clock tower, post 1912
black and white negative of a Wai Wai man facing away from the camera
35mm slide: Women dressed up for welcome
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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