The Collection in Focus
While all 60 objects in the collection have been catalogued, we have chose to place 15 objects in focus. These objects have undergone more significant provenance research to uncover their origins and their journeys to the SPS collection in Edinburgh.
We hope the following groups can dedicate time needed to give the further fifty objects the respect and time they deserve to correctly tell their stories.
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Adze blade
Title: Adze blade Item Type: Ceremonial axe Key Words: Adze, greenstone, blade, Massim, Papua New Guinea, weaponry Dimensions: 9cm x 18cm …
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Bamboo flutes
Title: Unknown Item Type: Bamboo flutes or tubes Key Words: Flute, musical instrument, bamboo, Sierra Leone, Bubu Dimensions: 44cm…
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Fibrous sheet with shells and tusk
Title: Unknown Item Type: Fibrous sheet with shells and tusk Key Words: Puang, Papua New Guinea, shells, Hooshang Philsooph …
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Gongoli Mask
Title: Gongoli mask Item Type: wooden mask Key words: Gongoli, Kongoli, Mende, Sierra Leone, Kenneth Little, mask Description: A wooden gongoli/kongoli Mask with…
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Kwi’fo
Title: Kwi’fo Item Type: double bell Key Words: Kwi’fo, Kwi’fou, Nzeme Mmo, Bamileke, Cameroon, double bell, musical instrument Dimensions: Each…
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Sowei Helmet Mask
This beautifully crafted wooden mask originates from West Africa and is adorned with intricate carvings…
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Sowei mask
Title: Sowei mask Item Type: helmet mask Key Words: Sowei, Bondu, Bundu, Mende, Sande, Sierra Leone, Kenneth Little,…
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Sowei Mask (2)
Title: Sowei mask Item type: helmet mask Key Words: Sowei, Bondu, Bundu, Mende, Sande, Sierra Leone,…
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Spinning top toy
Key Words: Toy, Papua New Guinea, Hooshang Philsooph Description: A spinning top toy made from coconut…
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Suwau Headdress
Dimensions: 45cm x 6cm Materials: Shell rings (takei), embroidery string (pirik), fibrous sheet (potentially made of barkcloth or coconut palm…
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Thammattama Bera
Title: Thammattama Bera Item Type: Bongo drums Key Words: Thammattama, bongo drum, drum, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, musical instrument,…
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Yayrapen Arrows
Title: Yayrapen Item Type: Arrows Key Words: Yayrapen, Puang, Papua New Guinea, arrows, wood, Hooshang Philsooph, weaponry Dimensions: 97cm x 0.75cm …
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