List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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Location / Central And South America

  1. Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Darwin's Beagle Specimen Notebooks Charles Darwin's Beagle Dry Specimen Catalogues Contributed by Museum
  2. 19th century Mexican Serape 19th century Mexican Serape Made in Mexico, a serape or (zerape) is a soft rectangular blanket with an opening in the middle for one's head. It is a ... Contributed by Individual
  3. Mexican Horse Saddle Mexican Horse Saddle Horse Saddle originally belonging to Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Politician, Cowboy, Writer and adventurer. It ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Paracas textile Paracas textile These pieces of cloth, made by the Paracas civilisation in South America, were found wrapped around a mummified body Contributed by The British Museum
  5. Mexican football medal Mexican football medal THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. POLDARK MINE. Immediately after the ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Marriage Certificate - by Ethan Marriage Certificate - by Ethan This object is my Great-Grandparents’ Marriage Certificate. From the certificate I learned that they were married in ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Hat and Whip Hat and Whip During the Great Depression my great grandfather went to Bolivia to set up a chinchilla farm. What they didn't realise ... Contributed by Individual
  8. A Manaus oar A Manaus oar People have used oars since boats were built and we have this special oar that was built in Manaus for roughly 12 years. ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Amethyst Geode Amethyst Geode The stone was found by a Sheffield man, when he was on holiday in South America, over 30 years ago. He found it on the ... Contributed by Individual
  10. Mexican codex map Mexican codex map Map of two Mexican towns, showing the impact of the Spanish conquest and survival of Mexican native society Contributed by The British Museum
  11. Ivory Pieces from Trinidad Ivory Pieces from Trinidad The rectangular piece of ivory is from Trinidad. I was brought up on a dairy farm and one of the lads emigrated to the ... Contributed by Individual
  12. Double-headed serpent Double-headed serpent Aztec turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, probably worn on the chest for ceremonial occasions Contributed by The British Museum
  13. Pieces of eight Pieces of eight The most common silver coin of late sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain became the world's first global currency Contributed by The British Museum
  14. Inca gold llama Inca gold llama Small gold figurine created as a religious offering, possibly in a mountain top sacrifice - part of an Inca state ritual Contributed by The British Museum
  15. Butterfly Wing tray from Manaus, Amazon Butterfly Wing tray from Manaus, Amazon My uncle joined the Royal Navy as a young man and, before the second World War, his ship was sent on a courtesy visit to ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Bahamian Tibetan Gods Bahamian Tibetan Gods In the 1970s I was head researcher in Nassau in the Bahamas. Every year there'd be a charity auction at Government ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Lace-bark slippers from Jamaica Lace-bark slippers from Jamaica These slippers are made of the delicate mesh inner bark of the lace-bark tree, Lagetta lagetto, with soles of "cocoa ... Contributed by Museum
  18. Tools for making and taking snuff Tools for making and taking snuff Many tribes in South America make a hallucinogenic snuff from the seeds of Anadenanthera peregrina var. peregrina, a ... Contributed by Museum
  19. Maya maize god statue Maya maize god statue Statue of a Maya maize god. Maize was the Maya's most important food and was worshipped as a god. Contributed by The British Museum
  20. Olmec stone mask Olmec stone mask A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. Contributed by The British Museum
  21. Maya relief of royal blood-letting Maya relief of royal blood-letting Maya temple carving of Lady Kab'al Xook, piercing her tongue to induce pain and provoke a visionary trance Contributed by The British Museum
  22. Peruvian Human Head Vessel Peruvian Human Head Vessel Pottery vessel in form of man's head made in red fabric with a cream slip(watery coloured clay). The clay was burnished ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Taino ritual seat Taino ritual seat Wooden seat carved in the shape of an ancestor spirit by the Taino, one of the pre-European, native Caribbean peoples Contributed by The British Museum
  24. Moche warrior pot Moche warrior pot Kneeling warrior pot made by the Moche, one of the first South American cultures to develop a state structure Contributed by The British Museum
  25. Pot with hands Pot with hands Borys Malkin, the anthropologist, used our family home as a storage depot. This is possibly a burial pot and was part ... Contributed by Individual
  26. Shaman's Mask Shaman's Mask This mask was made by the Tuscan people and used in ritual dance to symbolise antagonism towards enemies. The mask was ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Small pot Small pot Borys Malkin, the anthropologist, used our family home as a storage depot. This pot was part of his collection. Contributed by Individual
  28. Burial pot Burial pot Borys Malkin, the anthropologist, used our family home as a storage depot. This pot was part of his collection. Contributed by Individual
  29. Blow pipe Blow pipe This was made by the Cofan people on the border of Ecuador and Columbia. These tribes were under threat from petroleum ... Contributed by Individual
  30. Mason's tray Mason's tray After my uncle's death, I found out that he and his wife were masons. The tray belonged to him and might have been a ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Apothecary Ring Apothecary Ring This is Helen's engagement ring which was bought second hand in a Jewellers in Bedford. It was made for the President of ... Contributed by Individual
  32. infusion called mate infusion called mate I started drinking mate in my adolescence with my friends and we would just sit around and share the mate while talking ... Contributed by Individual
  33. The Rosary My Mother Gave Me The Rosary My Mother Gave Me Given to me by my mother when I was five, the rosary means the devotion to Christ and Mary. History indicates that it ... Contributed by Individual
  34. Flavio de Carvalho's 'New Look' for Men Flavio de Carvalho's 'New Look' for Men Nine years after Dior’s New Look, in Brazil, the artist, engineer and fashion expert, Flavio de Carvalho as well ... Contributed by Individual
  35. infusion called mate infusion called mate I started drinking mate in my adolescence with my friends and we would just sit around and share the mate while talking ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Sculpture of Huastec goddess Sculpture of Huastec goddess Sculpture of a goddess made by the Huastec people of Mexico, associated with the Aztec goddess of sexuality Contributed by The British Museum
  37. Ceremonial ballgame belt Ceremonial ballgame belt Stone version of a belt worn by players of a ball game, a popular sport in Mexico and Central America Contributed by The British Museum
  38. Knob Kiri Knob Kiri This knob kiri was thought to be a walking stick. It has been kept in the milk churn in the hall along with the ... Contributed by Individual
  39. Pair of Silver Bracelets Pair of Silver Bracelets These were passed on to the contributor from an uncle in Trinidad, but she thinks he obtained them originally from a ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Inca Pot Inca Pot This little incense burner originates from South America and shows a ceramic design typical of the region. It’s been in ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Elephant from the Caribbean Elephant from the Caribbean This elephant was brought back from the Caribbean by an aunt who travelled out to Curacao in the 1920s. She went out ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Carnival mask (Dominican Republic) Carnival mask (Dominican Republic) This is a (miniature) carnival mask from the Dominican Republic, bought on Sosua beach in the only souvenir shop (stall) ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Bracelet from the Phillipines. Bracelet from the Phillipines. This bracelet came all the way from the phillipines and my Uncle bought me as a gift when he visited there. Local women ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Uruguayan Medallion Uruguayan Medallion Obverse: The type depicts the royal crest of King Pedro of Portugal while the legend reads: ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Black clay ducks from Mexico Black clay ducks from Mexico These black clay ducks belong to Alejandra Tapia Eguiarte from Mexico, but now resident in the UK. Black clay has ... Contributed by Individual
  46. Carved Whale's Tooth from HMS Beagle Carved Whale's Tooth from HMS Beagle Carved sperm whale's tooth, or Scrimshaw, from HMS Beagle. Copyright The St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum Contributed by Museum
  47. Peruvian Chachapoyan Huaco Peruvian Chachapoyan Huaco Human shaped burial object that accompanied a Chacapoyan mummy on it’s trip to the afterlife Contributed by Museum
  48. Figure of a Kneeling Slave Figure of a Kneeling Slave Earthenware figure of a kneeling African slave giving thanks for being liberated by Britain Contributed by Museum
  49. Clay Statue from Central America Clay Statue from Central America Statue made of clay. I think it is Maya or of that region of Mexico It is probably extremely old. Whatever it is, ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Porcelain Dogs from Barbados Porcelain Dogs from Barbados It represents wealth and they came from Barbados with my great great great great grandmother. Contributed by Individual