Botswana
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Loincloth
Leg ornament
Leg ornament
Pestle (food processing & storage)
Water tube (drinking straw (food service))
Grindstone
Tobacco pouch
Digging stick
Sample (rope & stringmaking)
Dipstick
Tool (leatherworking)
Scraper
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Apron
Apron
Pubic apron
Tinder samples
Lucky charm; charm
Snuff pestle
Snuff grinder
Spring-hare hook
Back apron
Oracle bones
Knives (general & multipurpose)
Knife (general & multipurpose)
Firestick; firedrill
Necklace
Belt (general & multipurpose)
Costume
Initiation accessory
Hat (clothing: headwear)
Sandal (clothing: footwear)
Sample (natural objects)
Sample (natural objects)
Water container (food service)
Oracle bone
Water container (food service)
Oracle bone
Oracle bone
Oracle bone
Water container (food service)
Container (containers)
Bracelet (arm ornament)
Arrow (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Spear (weapons: missiles & projectors)
Crusher
Spoon (food processing & storage)
Spoon (food processing & storage)
Spoon (food processing & storage)
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.
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