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2020 004 RICE HOLDING BASKET
Rice basket made from bamboo fibres, with rattan reinforcements, a bamboo base and multiple pattern techniques throughout.
2020 007 FISHING CREEL
Fishing creel with a waisted form and a removable conical trap-door.
2020 009 RICE WINNOWING BASKET
A rice-processing basket for wind-winnowing - an ancient agricultural technique to separate grain from the chaff; made of bamboo, with a rattan rim.
2020 011 BACKPACK BASKET
Standing style basket with feet, made of bamboo and rattan.
2020 012 HUNTING BASKET
Male hunting basket with a classic three-section design; rattan basketry and bamboo legs.
2020 013.1-2 CLOTHES BASKET
Clothes basket made of bamboo with detailed bound edges.
2020 014.1-3 SET OF THREE LARGE RICE CUTTERS
Lowland rice-harvesting knives; made from bamboo and designed to resemble the form of a long-billed bird.
2020 015 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of an elephant, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 016 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a mouse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 017 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a snake, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 018 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a horse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 019 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a paddle, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 020 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a rooster, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 021 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 022 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 023 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of white water-buffalo horn.
2020 029 BUFFALO LEADING STICK
A stick which was inserted in the nose-ring of water buffaloes to persuade them to follow the owner; made of the scapular bone of a buffalo.
2020 030 CHARCOAL DUST LINE MARKER
Line marker carved in the shape of a bird’s head; made from wood, an old coin and hemp cord.
2020 032 TALISMANIC TORQUE
Torque with long chain extension details, hand-made from silver alloy, tin and aluminum; paired bird-head terminals, with inscribed designs, facing outward; with coins and mock tiger claw designs.
2020 033 TALISMANIC TORQUE
Torque with long chain extension details, hand-made from silver alloy, tin and aluminum; recurved bird-head terminals, with inscribed designs, facing outward, with coin decorations.
2020 034 BABY TALISMANIC TORQUE
One-piece necklace; a traditional finial at either end, with coin decorations; worn with the open end at the chest.
2020 035 BABY TALISMANIC NECKLACE
A baby necklace of three different metals, with coin decorations.
2020 036 WOMAN'S TORQUE
C-form woman’s torque with the two opposing bird-head ends, decorated with small balls and linked by a shirt closure from the neighboring Dao people; both of copper alloy (often said to be bronze); once covered with layer of silver, now worn off.
2020 039 SILVER TORQUE
Necklace with classic form made of silver, with recurved bird’s heads at either end.
2020 040 ALUMINUM TALISMANIC BRACELET
Bracelet made of aluminum, cast by the lost-wax method; the perimeter external edge is decorated with images of a variety of animals (elephant, monkey, dog, centipede and others); used for a protection against evil spirits.
2020 041 SILVER SPIRAL BRACELET
A silver spiral bracelet of traditional form and size.
2020 043 C-FORM BRACELET
A traditional c-form bracelet of silver alloy, with triangular cross-section and numerous incised traditional designs.
2020 044 BRONZE TALISMANIC BRACELET
Bracelet made of bronze, cast by the lost-wax method; the perimeter external edge is decorated with images of a variety of animals (elephant, monkey, dog, centipede and others); used for a protection against evil spirits.
2020 045 TWISTED BRACELET
A C-form bronze bracelet of 'twisted rope' style design and construction.
2020 046 BI-METAL TWISTED TALISMANIC BRACELET
A bi-metallic twisted bracelet for promoting fertility and assuring the health of the anticipated baby (and guaranteeing general good health).
2020 047 C-FORM BRACELET
A traditional c-form bracelet of bronze, with triangular cross-section and numerous incised traditional designs.
2020 048 DOUBLE DRAGON-HEAD BRACELET
A c-form bracelet hand-crafted of aluminum (probably sourced from French airplane parts); with classical double-dragons facing one another at the ends of the two arms of the 'C'.
2020 051.1-2 SILVER EARRINGS
Earrings designed in opposed snails form.
2020 052.1-2 EARRINGS
Traditional earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
2020 053.1-2 LARGE HAIRPIN EARRINGS
Earrings in the shape of a question mark with incised design elements. This shape is now obsolete, but was once a quintessential piece of H'Mông jewellery.
2020 054.1-2 EARRINGS
Earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
2020 055.1-2 SPIRAL EARRINGS
Earrings designed in spiral form.
2020 056.1-2 MELTED COIN EARRINGS
Earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
2020 058 SILVER RING
Finger ring with diamond shaped head, hand-hammered and decorated by H'Mông or Giáy silversmiths; made of silver alloy (probably from melted-down French-colonial coins).
2020 061 METAL HAIRPIN
Conical shaped traditional hairpin, hand-made from silver alloy.
2020 062 SILVER & WOOD HAIRPIN
Hairpin made from silver and wood.
2020 066.1-2 SILVER TOBACCO BOX
Lidded metal box for carrying tobacco, fragrant flower petals, or constituents of the betel chew; with dragon design surface decoration.
2020 067.1-2 BRONZE TOBACCO BOX
Round storage box for small valuables or tobacco; with lip on the base; made from thick bronze.
2020 068 SILVER KNIFE
Metal knife For cutting the areca nut a component of betel chew.
2020 072.1-2 TOBACCO BOX
Narrow upright box with fitted, tethered lid for carrying tobacco or constituents of betel chew; made from the horn of the black buffalo.
2020 074.1 THE MINOR HOI PHAN
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting depicts the God of the Sea and is titled "The Minor Hoi Phan"; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made…
2020 074.2 THE FULL PANTHEON TRIBUNE
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting is titled “The Full Pantheon Tribune”; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper; from…
2020 074.3 THE HIGH CONSTABLE
A shamanic painting as part of a series of three, from a much larger collection. This painting is titled "The High Constable"; painted in a wide colour palette of natural and processed pigments, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper; from a…
2020 075.1 THE GODS OF THE FAST (OR OF THE KITCHEN)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “The Gods of the Fast” (or "of the…
2020 075.3 A BOAT ON THE LONG OCEAN VOYAGE (OR PAN HU'S FIVE BANNERS OF KNIGHTS)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “A Boat on the Long Ocean Voyage” (or…