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Khanjar or dagger sheath of wood overlaid with silver strips and wire in a scrolling foliage design: Oman, Mutruh, 1974
Woman's headdress known as fengguan (phoenix crown), in form of a high domed crown, the wire frame covered with dragons, phoenixes and other motifs made from blue kingfisher feathers, with inscriptions formed by kingfisher feathers on 11 cartouches (one lost): China, Qing dynasty, late 19th century
Detachable wooden stopper with metal top and wire core, for a scent bottle of clear cut blue glass with gold metal mount and cover, part of the Ida Pappenheim Collection: French or Bohemian, early 19th century
Carved wooden female figure, with elaborate hair style and top knot hung with carved amulets shapes, glass fragments for eyes, wire earrings and bracelets, wearing apron of red beads, probably used by the female Sande Society: Africa, West Africa, Sierra Leone, possibly Temne people
Carved wooden female figure, with domical headdress, neck rings and wire earrings, used by the Bundu Society: West Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende people
Circular wooden stool with wire repair on seat, curved back and open lattice-work base, carved geometric patterns on seat back and serpent carved on back of stool from top to base: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanganyika Plateau, Bemba people, late 19th century
Drumstick of wood, with wire binding: Northern Zambia or South West Tanzania, Fipa People, late 19th century
Hair-pin consisting of a European wire hair-pin with a web of white and coloured beads sewn to the upper portion: South Africa, Zululand, Lower Tugela District
Wooden carved trough zither with six twine strings stretched across the body and a globular gourd resonator attached below, cracked and repaired with wire and twine: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Kamanga people, early 20th century
Sword (mandau or parang ilang) with a single-edged iron blade, a bone hilt decorated with tufts of coloured hair, and a grip bound with brass wire: Asia, South East Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban (Sea Dyak), late 19th - early 20th century
Armlet of spirally coiled brass wire: Asia, South East Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Sea Dyak (Iban), late 19th-early 20th century
Anklet of spirally coiled brass wire: Asia, South East Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Sea Dyak (Iban), late 19th - early 20th century
Anklet of spirally coiled brass wire: Asia, South East Asia, Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Sea Dyak (Iban), late 19th - early 20th century
Carnation made of interwoven coloured silk thread on wire frame, forms part of the contents of wooden casket: English, late 17th century
Kamaycha or short-necked lute with heavy wooden resonator with sound table of calf or goat skin, eleven strings of gut and wire, and inlays of ivory and mother of pearl: Indian, Rajasthan, 19th - 20th century