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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
The front of an ivory-carved spoon with a point on the end. It is speckled with brown dots and the top of the handle is shaped like a bud.
Ivory-Carved Spoon
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E
Asia
  • Spoon carved of ivory. 
  • Top of the handle is carved into a bud. 
Artifact
Tiger claw viewed from the top with the hook facing down. Brown in colour.
Tiger Claw
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E
Asia
  • Sharp, hooked claw from a tiger. 
Artifact
Tiger molar with roots pointed down. Light brown in colour.
Tiger Teeth
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E
Asia
  • Collection of four tiger teeth, some of which are quite broken. 
  • They appear to be a molar, a premolar, and two canines. 
Artifact
Assuit shawl made of a cotton or linen mesh interwoven with silver strips to form a geometric pattern.
Hammered Silver Assuit (Shawl)
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 27° 10' 45.289" N
Longitude: 31° 11' 8.869" E
Unknown
  • Shawl of white netting with a geometric design of individual pieces of hammered silver. 
  • This type of piece, a cotton or linen mesh decorated with metal, is called an assuit after Asyut where it is made. 
Artifact
Full view of the brass Chinese water pipe. It has a long draw tube, a rectangular water container, and a hinged tobacco container.
Chinese Water-Pipe
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 22° 18' 36.342" N
Longitude: 114° 11' 2.26" E
Asia
  • Brass Chinese water-pipe
  • Consists of a rectangular, decorated water container, a draw tube from which the user would suck the smoke, and a hinged tobacco container. 
  • Also includes a pair of tweezers and a small whisk. 
Artifact
Satsuma teacup with handle pointing right. Centre image shows a woman holding a white dragon, surrounded by five men.
Satsuma Cup
1900 to 1920
Latitude: 35° 39' 29.567" N
Longitude: 139° 44' 29.332" E
Asia
  • Satsuma ware tea cup made in Japan around 1900.
  • Handle is shaped like a spotted dragon.
  • Scenes are painted all around the outside of the cup, mostly in blues and golds
Artifact
A white, bone china tea set consisting of two tea cups and saucers, a teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl, decorated with white ibis birds. There are lids rimmed with gold on the teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl.
Bone China Tea Set
1900 to 1910
Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E
Unknown
  • Bone china tea set including a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, two tea cups, and three saucers. 
  • Each item has a gold rim and is decorated with what may be white ibis birds nesting in a rice field.
Artifact
The front of a carved cedar chest. There are scenes carved into the lid and side showing people, trees, and buildings. There are golden corners and openers on the box.
Carved Cedar Chest
1932
Latitude: 22° 18' 36.342" N
Longitude: 114° 11' 2.26" E
Asia
  • Carved cedar chest 
  • Carvings tell a story 
  • Top of the chest shows three old men standing outside, under a flowering tree, with a child. 
Artifact
The front of a light and dark brown tortoise. The shell narrows back into a point. Its arms are bent towards it legs and the head is pointed straight ahead. The head and arms have a pattern of scales.
Stuffed Tortoise
1932
Latitude: 4° 23' 58.949" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 25.613" E
Asia
  • Stuffed tortoise from British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia). 
Artifact
Bloss Sutherland and George York look on as a group of native workers stir cement in a metal barrel with sticks. There is another barrel beside them.
Cementing A Well On Miri
1920 to 1932
Latitude: 4° 23' 58.949" N
Longitude: 113° 59' 25.613" E
Asia
  • Photograph of Bloss Sutherland and George York directing a large group of local workers as they mix cement for a well in Miri, British Borneo (modern Sarawak, Malaysia).
Story William McRae 1866 to 1926 Latitude: 5° 56' 3.797" S
Longitude: 106° 3' 9.493" E
Borneo


Artifact
Figurine of a woman spinning wool wearing sandals, an orange skirt, a white apron, a blue blouse, and a brown rectangular shoulder cloth. She has a yellow hat and there are two brown bowls by her feet.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 6° 13' 38.482" N
Longitude: 67° 30' 12.755" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wood base.
  • Woman sitting while hand-spinning from a score of raw llama wool. Two stacked bowls are next to her.
Artifact
A figurine showing a man sitting on a pink mat and feeding a baby. He has an inverted orange hat and is wearing sandals, blue pants, blue shirt, yellow vest, and green poncho thrown over one shoulder. There is a vase by his right foot.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 12° 4' 6.91" S
Longitude: 75° 12' 42.696" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Man is sitting, feeding a baby. He is perhaps holding the baby's food in his right hand and a ceramic vessel can be seen at his right foot.
Artifact
Figurine of a woman stirring two black pots with a brown spoon. She is wearing sandals, a green skirt, and a red rectangular shoulder cloth. There is a white apron wrapped around her wrist and she is wearing a grey hat with the brim curled up.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 6° 13' 38.482" N
Longitude: 67° 30' 12.755" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Woman is seated, stirring two cauldrons in front of her.
Artifact
Figurine of a man eating fruit wearing sandals, blue pantsuit, a yellow sash, with an orange poncho thrown over one shoulder. He has an inverted yellow hat and there are four orange egg-shaped objects by his foot.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 12° 4' 6.91" S
Longitude: 75° 12' 42.696" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Man is sitting and holding a peeled fruit, of which there are four more at his feet.
  • Man is wearing sandals, blue pantsuit, a yellow sash, with an orange poncho thrown over one shoulder.
Artifact
Figurine of a man playing the flute wearing sandals, green pants, a blue shirt, and a brown poncho over one shoulder. He has a grey hat and there are three orange egg-shaped objects at his feet.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 6° 13' 38.482" N
Longitude: 67° 30' 12.755" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Man is sitting and playing a flute. Three egg-shaped objects are at his feet. 
  • Man is wearing sandals, green pants, a blue shirt, and a brown poncho over one shoulder.
Artifact
Figurine of a man playing the fiddle wearing sandals, brown cuffed pants, a yellow shirt, and a green bag tied over one shoulder. He has a yellow hat and there is a black bottle by his feet.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 6° 13' 38.482" N
Longitude: 67° 30' 12.755" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Man is sitting, playing a violin or fiddle, with a black bottle in front of him.
  • Man is wearing sandals, brown cuffed pants, a yellow shirt, and a green bag tied over one shoulder.
Artifact
Figurine of a woman eating with two chickens in front of her. She is wearing a red skirt, yellow shirt, and blue rectangular cloth around her shoulders. She has an inverted orange hat on.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 12° 4' 6.91" S
Longitude: 75° 12' 42.696" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Woman is sitting with two chickens and is mixing something in a bowl. 
Artifact
A figurine depicting a woman wearing a green skirt, a purple blouse, a blue vest with a design on it, and a yellow rectangular shoulder cloth. She is wearing an inverted red hat. There is a baby in her lap and she is holding pieces of pottery.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 12° 4' 6.91" S
Longitude: 75° 12' 42.696" W
South America
  • Painted clay figurine sitting on a painted wooden base.
  • Figurine shows a woman holding a baby in her lap as she sells pieces of pottery.
Artifact
Front view of a figurine of a woman wearing sandals and who is dressed in a blue skirt with an embroidered design along the edge, as well as an orange rectangular shoulder cloth fastened at the front. She has an inverted yellow hat and is carrying a spool and wool.
Figurine
1930 to 1943
Latitude: 12° 4' 6.91" S
Longitude: 75° 12' 42.696" W
South America
  • Clay painted figurine of a woman standing on a painted wooden base. 
  • Woman is wearing sandals and is dressed in a blue skirt with an embroidered design along the edge, as well as an orange lliklla (rectangular shoulder cloth fastened at the front). 

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