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Small bowl
Small bowl, part of the collection of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago. The National Museum and Art Gallery was established originally as the Royal Victoria Institute (RVI) in 1892 in commemoration of the Jubilee of Queen…
Sir Vidiadhar Naipaul TC
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul TC, most commonly known as V. S. Naipaul, and informally, Vidia Naipaul, was a Trinidadian-British writer of works of fiction and nonfiction in English.
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was born in rural Trinidad on 17…
Sir Trevor MacDonald
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Trevor worked in various aspects of the media including local newspapers, radio and television. He joined the Caribbean Regional Service of the BBC World Service in 1960 as a producer, before moving to London at the end of…
Sir Michael Stoute
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute is a Barbadian British thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing.
Stoute, (born 22 October 1945) whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assistant to trainer…
Shetland Pony Harness
Part of the collection of the Unst Community Museum. For many hundreds of years Unst has been in the midst of one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The small wooden boats fished for cod and ling which were cleaned, split, salted and dried…
Shetland Pony Collar
Part of the collection of the Unst Community Museum. For many hundreds of years Unst has been in the midst of one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. The small wooden boats fished for cod and ling which were cleaned, split, salted and dried…
Shetland Museum and Archive
Our Five Star, award winning Museum and Archives is a multifunctional visitor attraction in the heart of Shetland's capital town of Lerwick. Begin your journey through the history of our beautiful islands here, with an enjoyable and interactive…
Shell Man
This anthropomorphic figurine possibly depicts a carving of a bound ‘prisoner’. The artifact is made of conch shell and was discovered at Fresh Water Bay in St. Michael on the island’s West Coast.
Sea Turtle
Sea turtle, part of the collection of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago. The National Museum and Art Gallery was established originally as the Royal Victoria Institute (RVI) in 1892 in commemoration of the Jubilee of Queen…
Señuelo de pato - Duck decoy
El señuelo del pato de madera solía practicar tiro. Marcas de bala en la madera.
Wooden duck decoy used to practice shooting. Bullet marks on the wood.
Scottish Fisheries Museum/ El Museo Escocés de la Pesca
The Scottish Fisheries Museum was set up to celebrate the fishing heritage of Scotland. It is based in Anstruther, Fife, which was a very important fishing town up until the 20th century. The museum charts how, over time, the fishing industry came to…
Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust Ldt
The Scottish Fisheries Museum tells the stories of the boats, fish and folk that have underpinned this nationally important industry from prehistoric times to the present. The museum thrives on its links to fishing communities around Scotland to care…
Scottish Fisheries Museum
This collaboration between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean is designed to facilitate the bringing together of rural communities, to enable the sharing of knowledge and experiences to protect their Cultural Heritage, increase social cohesion…
Samuel Springer MBE
Born in Barbados on 30 October in 1934,Sam came to the United Kingdom in the 1950s and started his working life with London Transport as a conductor and later a driver of trolley and diesel buses. He worked with London Transport until 1986,when he…
Samuel Selvon
Samuel Selvon, in full Samuel Dickson Selvon, (born May 20, 1923, Trinidad — died April 16, 1994, Port of Spain), Caribbean novelist and short-story writer of East Indian descent, known for his vivid evocation of the life of East Indians living in…
Saddle Bag
Saddle bag made of leather and wood.
Russel Henderson
One of seven siblings, Russel Henderson grew up in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, initially learning to play the piano, and subsequently steel-pan.
By 1948, at the age of 24, Henderson had achieved a fair amount of success with his jazz quartet in…
Rudolph Walker OBE
Rudolph Malcolm Walker was born on September 28, 1939 in Trinidad, British West Indies.
Walker broke many barriers as a performer, working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series.
Walker,…
ROME Museum
Rome Museum, located in Walker in the Parish of St. Andrew, is an extended collection of items and artefacts from Grenada’s past. Collected items range from fragments of ‘Janet’ houses to workers’ lunch boxes to an outside mud oven. The collection is…
Roland Butcher
Barbados-born Roland Butcher secured his place in history when he became the first black player to represent England, making his Test debut at Bridgetown in 1980-81 (the headline in the local paper was "Our boy, their bat"). A batsman capable of…
Reverend Buddy Larrier
The Society for the Resettlement of Caribbean Nationals.
Migration story of the Larrier / Lashley family
From: Rev. Buddy A. Larrier
Thank you for allowing me to share part of my family migration story with you as part of the project. Further…
Reverend Buddy Larrier
The Society for the Resettlement of Caribbean Nationals.
Migration story of the Larrier / Lashley family
From: Rev. Buddy A. Larrier
Thank you for allowing me to share part of my family migration story with you as part of the project. Further…
Réplica rastra de clavo - Harrow Replica
Réplica de un utencilio de madera, alargado y con cabeza triangular, para las faenas agrico-las, por medio del arrastre por tracción animal para la formación de zanjas para el cultivo. Replica of an elongated wooden utensil with a triangular head,…
Réplica aspa para enrollar lana / Aspawe - Wool winder replica
Utencilio doméstico hecho con caña de quila, utilizado para armar/madejar lana (puede ser confeccionado con maderas variadas).
Household utensil made with quila cane, used to assemble / skein wool (can be made with various woods).
Prof Stuart Hall
Stuart McPhail Hall, Jamaican-born British cultural theorist and academic (born Feb. 3, 1932, Kingston, Jamaica — died Feb. 10, 2014, London, England), was a pioneer in the field of cultural studies, an interdisciplinary approach to the role of…
Prehistoric cup
Whales are common in the North Atlantic, and since ancient times people have used their meat and oil. In regions with no trees, bones were fashioned into household items that would usully be made from timber; this handled cup is made from a backbone.…
Porpoise skull
Porpoise skull from the collections in the Bell Pettigrew Natural History, part of the Museums of the University of St Andrews.
Pony
The Bridges Collection
Police Badge
The main Police Force of Barbados was established in 1835. The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), as established under the Police Act, of 1961, and the Constitution of Barbados is a part of the government responsible for local law enforcement. The…
Polar bear skull
Polar bear skull from the collections in the Bell Pettigrew Natural History, part of the Museums of the University of St Andrews.
Plancha - Iron
Plancha con la inscripción S4 (indica tamaño y modelo), palabra ininteligible y la palabra BARATO.
Iron with inscription S4 (indicates size and model), unintelligable word, and the word CHEAP.
Pifilka - Stone Flute
Artefacto aerófono similar a la flauta, confeccionado de piedra talco (esteatita) con 2 canales. Recopilado en Valdivia en Quinta Kramer el 21 de marzo de 1991 y re-armada en abril de 1991.
Flute-like aerophone artifact made of talc stone…
Pifilka - Small Stone Flute
Instrumento musical de viento, confeccionado de piedra talco (esteatita) con 1 canal circular interno que se hace más fino en la parte inferior y dos asas de forma circular perforadas en el centro. Similar al silbato, posee una sola nota. Presenta…
Pez raya de cerámica - Ray fish ceramic
Una cerámica Blackware en forma de pez raya.
A Blackware ceramic in the shape of a ray fish.
Perro de cerámica - Dog ceramic
Botella escultórica con representación zoomorfa. Presenta labio ligeramente adelgazado, gollete de paredes verticales rectas, 02 agarraderas semicirculares con una perforación central, cuerpo escultórico, y base convexa. La superficie externa ha sido…
Peregrine Falcon
The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known as the peregrine,[2] and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred…
Pequeña máscara de madera - Small wooden mask
Sirve para proteger la identidad del indígena Brunka. Réplica de una máscara indígena más grande
Serves for protecting the identity of the indigenous Brunca (i.e from being revealed). Replica of larger indigenous mask.
Paul Dash
Paul Dash is a Barbados-born artist, educator and writer. Born in Fairfield Cross Road, St Michael in 1946, he migrated to Oxford England in 1957. He pursued studies in art and education culminating with a PhD for Goldsmiths University where he…
Panela pequena romana - Roman small pot
Pote pequeno de louça comum produzido na oficina de cerâmica romana da Quinta do Rouxinol (Seixal) (segunda metade do século IV e início do século V) para consumo de líquidos à mesa. O aro é virado para o exterior. O corpo tende a um perfil ovóide,…
Paccha retatro - Portrait Paccha
Vasija con forma de cabeza humana utilizada para ceremonias con agua. Blackware.
Human head shaped vessel used for ceremonies with water. Blackware.