Letter sent from Susan Forrester, Erica Horniman's daughter to Marcus Pugh at the museum concerning her family history. The letter was enclosed with an image of Minnie Horniman, Susan's grandmother.
Letter sent to the Museum from Susan Forrester concerning the Horniman family history
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Amazon Solimoes jarini
Photograph of Emslie Horniman
Slide of a shaman without a hat and young men lining up to have skewers inserted into the skin on their backs
Slide showing the process of silk string manufacture by Rihzhon Khojakhanov and his family
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