Flat basket, of root fibres, twined and woven: North America, Canada, British Columbia or USA, Alaska, Tlingit, early - mid 19th century

Harp with triangular body of wood and eight arms of twig lashed together, eight strings of root tendril, and a wooden image which stands on the body: Southern Nigeria, East Central State, Igbo people

Necklace of ten ground sperm whale teeth fastened together with root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Comb of palm-leaf midribs, eighteen radiating teeth with ornamental binding of root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Comb of thin reed stems, ornamentally bound together at the top with brown and black root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Canoe-shaped pendant of cachalot tooth, perforated at each end and attached to a chain-pattern plait of root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Adze, consisting of a blade of polished basalt lashed to a wooden haft with root tendrils: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Blue and glass bead necklace with horn tip and pieces of root strung together on leather: South Africa, Nguni

String of charms comprising pieces of medicinal root, fowl's feet, and horns, strung on twine: Africa, Malawi