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Suitcase
A brown suitcase used for travel by a Barbadian. On one side of the item is a sticker with the acronym B.O.A.C, which stands for British Overseas Airways Corporation. This was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial…
Taburete de armadillo - Armadillo stool
Sirve para sentar a los niños para que las ágüelas se sienten a tejer. Serves as a place where children can sit; as a place where grandmothers can sit down for knitting.
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Art Gallery
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre is the arts and heritage centre for the Uists. Throughout the year they have visual art exhibitions, poetry and literary events, traditional music events and small festivals. They host world class contemporary…
Tailor's goose iron
The tailor's goose iron was a long and thin iron, compared to its household counterpart, with handles that resemble that of a goose's neck. It was traditionally used by tailors for smoothing fabric and pressing seams. There were usually multiple…
Taíno Zemi
This small figurine is a Taíno Zemi. A Pre-Columbian artefact from the Taíno people who inhabited the Caribbean centuries before the arrival of the Europeans around 1492. They were wiped out by European colonialism. This figurine was an important…
Tamiz de harina / Flour sieve
Tamiz de madera y tela perforada, utilizado para tamizar harina.
Sieve made of wood and perforate fabric, used to sift flour.
Taylor Hall Demi-tasse Cup
The tale is told that Taylor Hall was first occupied by 101 students, including 8 freshmen who moved from the old building of Gibraltar Hall on Gibraltar Camp Road to Blocks A and B, formally called Hall 111. These two blocks, the only two on Taylor…
Taza de madera - Wooden cup
Artefacto de uso doméstico, usado como recipiente de base plana, cuerpo cónico y un asa lateral de forma romboidal. De color café oscuro.
*Llicampi: Tazas pequeñas sin asa usados en Lanalhue localidad del sur de Chile dentro del área de la cultura…
Taza de madera - Wooden cup
Taza de madera de Boruca.
Wooden cup from Boruca.
Taza/ Lliwi - Cup
Artefacto de madera empleado como utensilio doméstico en la contención de líquidos, pre-senta asa sin orificio. Donado por Bladimir Zúñiga.
Wooden appliance used as a household utensil for liquid containment, it has a handle without a hole.…
Teja - Roof Tile
Se utilizaba para hacer los techos de las casas It is used for tiling the roofs of houses.
The Museum of Islay Life / El Museo de la Comunidad de la Isla de Islay
The Museum of Islay Life is managed by the Islay Museums Trust and has as its principal aim the conservation and display of items illustrative of life in Islay, from prehistoric to recent times. Since then, the Museum, with the generous help of…
The Museums of the University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is Scotland's first university, founded in 1413. Like the University, its Museums are rooted in and draw inspiration from this 600-year history of research and teaching, and the pursuit of knowledge for the common good.…
Tigela romana - Roman bowl
Tigela de louça comum com excesso de queima, produzida na oficina de cerâmica romana da Quinta do Rouxinol (Seixal) (finais do século II e III) para consumo de alimentos à mesa. O fragmento restante corresponde a aproximadamente metade do objeto.…
Tinaja pequeña - Small jar
Se usa para mantener agua fria en el hogar.
It is used to keep cold water in the home.
Toothkey / Turnkey
A Dentist tool from the 1800s, used to extract teeth. The claw would be fixed between the tooth and gum, and ideally then it would take one turn to remove the tooth.
Tortero / Pichoy / Pichoi
Objeto esférico con una perforación diametral que sirve de plomada para el huso o fuso para hilar. Donado por Claudio Paillalef.
Spherical object with a diametrical perforation that serves as a plumb line for the spindle or spindle for spinning.…
Tray Straw Basket
[ES] [EN]For carrying out different articles
Trong-trong
Piel de ubre de vaca con forma de olla. Función de almacenamiento de alimentos (guardaba harina y todo tipo de semillas). Donado por José Manuel Lienlaf. Pot-shaped cow's udder skin. Food storage function (stored flour and all kinds of seeds).…
Tuk Band Penny Whistle
The pennywhistle or tin whistle is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. The modern pennywhistle originates in the British Isles, particularly England and Ireland. It is used in all manner of musical genre from Celtic to Jazz music. The…
Universidad Austral de Chile
The Museological Department is the dependent unit of the Universidad Austral de Chile dedicated to the enhancement, conservation and study of regional cultural, historical and archaeological heritage.
It is made up of the Maurice van de Maele de…
Universidad Austral de Chile
The Museological Department is the dependent unit of the Universidad Austral de Chile dedicated to the enhancement, conservation and study of regional cultural, historical and archaeological heritage.
It is made up of the Maurice van de Maele de…
University of London medical medal
University of London medical medal won by UCWI graduate Owen Barrow in 1964. Owen Barrow was a consultant physician who graduated from the UCWI in 1964 – one of the last couple of batches of UCWI/UWI medical students to earn a University of London…
University of West Indies
In its more than 60 years of existence, UWI has evolved from a fledgling college in the Caribbean island of Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 45,000 students, approximately 9000 graduates annually and more than 120,000…
University of West Indies
In its more than 60 years of existence, UWI has evolved from a fledgling college in the Caribbean island of Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 45,000 students, approximately 9000 graduates annually and more than 120,000…
Unst Boat Haven
For many hundreds of years Unst has lain 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 on the stony beaches. The dried fish were then…
Unst Boat Haven
For many hundreds of years Unst has lain 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 on the stony beaches. The dried fish were then…
Unst Boat Haven
For many hundreds of years Unst has lain 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 on the stony beaches. The dried fish were then…
Unst Heritage Centre
[EN]Unst Heritage Trust and Unst Boat Haven are dedicated to the cultural heritage and history of this most northerly island in Scotland. The collection includes fine original wooden boats of various types that have been in use over the past 140…
Unst Heritage Centre, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Unst Heritage Centre, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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…
Unst Heritage Trust
Unst Heritage Trust and Unst Boat Haven are dedicated to the cultural heritage and history of this most northerly island in Scotland. The collection includes fine original wooden boats of various types that have been in use over the past 140…
UWI residence lamp
A lamp used in the rooms of the first students (it belonged to an alumna who matriculated in 1949, the second year of the university). Part of the collection of the University of the West Indies Museum. The University of the West Indies Museum,…
Val McCalla
Val McCalla arrived in England in May 1959, aged 15, with dreams of being a pilot. He joined the RAF, but his plans were soon grounded by a perforated eardrum. He spent five years in the supplies section, where he picked up book-keeping…
Vasija de cangrejo - Crab vessel
Vasija de cerámica de cangrejo negro en forma de estribo.
Blackware crab ceramic vessel in stirrup shape.
Vasija de cerámica conectada - Connected ceramic vessel
Vasija de cerámica conectada utilizada para ceremonias.
Connected ceramic vessel used for ceremonies.
Vasija de perro gruñendo - Snarling dog vessel
La mitad superior del cuerpo tiene una representación escultórica de un personaje zoomorfo (probablemente un perro). En la cara anterior del cuerpo del cántaro presenta la cabeza escultórica de forma ovalada con los ojos circulares moldeados e…
Vasija perfilado de dos cabezas - Two-headed profile vessel
Vasija de cerámica de perfil de dos cabezas, rota en trozos y conservada.
Two-headed profile ceramic vessel, broken in pieces and conserved.
Vasija pintada para perros - Painted dog vessel
Gran recipiente de cerámica pintada para perro. El perro es gordo, lo que indica que los perros fueron comidos.
Large painted dog ceramic vessel. The dog is fat indicating dogs were eaten.
Vasija trípode jaguar - Jaguar tripod vessel
Figura zoomorfa tripada, representa el poder y la fuerza. Réplica del jaguar precolombino. A zoomorphic tripod figure that represents power and strength. Pre-Colombian jaguar replica.
Vasija trípode precolombino - Pre-Columbian tripod vessel
El trípode precolombino no tiene patas. Pre-columbian tripod vessel missing its legs.
Vaso réplica con escena mitológica - Replica beaker with mythological scene
Réplica de un vaso de plata de doble pared con escena mitológica. Original se encuentra en el Museo de Arte de Denver. Las imágenes, que cubren las paredes y el fondo de la copa, incluyen una serpiente gigante llena de peces que pueden representar un…
Video of Brucan community members playing the Cuerno de toro, a Bull horn and Concha, a Seashell
Video of Brucan community members playing the Cuerno de toro (Bull horn) and Concha (a Seashell)
Video of description of jail cell construction
Video of volunteer describing jail cell construction
Video of description of prisoners in jail cell
Video of volunteer giving a description of prisoner conditions in jail cell
Video of introduction of jail cells
Video of volunteer giving an introduction to the jail cells at the museum
Video of jail cell
Video of inside jail cell located at the museum
Video of tamarind tree seeds and describing Barbadian African and European roots
Video of museum staff describing how Barbados has roots to Africa and Europe
Video of tamarind tree seeds and legend
Video of museum staff telling legend of the tamarind tree seed
Video of wicker rug beater
Video of wicker rug beater with commentary by museum staff
West African heddle pulley
It was common for men to do weaving in West African countries. By means of heddle pulleys the weavers separate the warp threads into ‘fans’ by means of foot pedals. Then the weft threads are ‘shot through’ these ‘fans’. Thus, fabric is created. These…
Whale Vertebrae plate
Humpback Whale vertebral plate. The shore whaling in Barbados started in 1867, primarily hunting humpback whales, which were known to frequent Barbados’ waters in the early part of each year as they migrate from the colder Northern waters of the…
Why is Telling the Windrush Story Important to You?
Barbados Community College
Students
Brianna Gibbs
Danielle Sanson
Dylan Collymore
Malaika Croney
Melissa Hunte
Rayna Garnes
Romario Cottoy
Richenda Harewood
Selena Williamson
Tamina White
Willis Wilkie
The London Borough of Ealing and the black education movement in London bear the imprint of Willis Darnley Wilkie’s tireless struggle for children’s education rights and social justice.
Born on the 3rd of October 1926, Willis was one of that early…
Windrush
Barbados Community College
2018
Michelle Hinkson-Cox
Co-ordinator for the Theatre Arts Programme at BCC
Students
Brianna Gibbs
Danielle Sanson
Dylan Collymore
Malaika Croney
Melissa Hunte
Rayna Garnes
Romario Cottoy
Richenda…
Winston Best
Winston Best, the eldest child of Lillian and Luther Best from Sugar Hill St Joseph, was born on 15 Aug 1930. He came to England in 1961 and after working for British Rail, went to teacher training college at the Sydney Webb College of Higher…
Wireless battery
Communication sped up throughout the twentieth century, but news wasn’t that new by the time it got to Shetland by sea. The wireless meant islanders were up-to-the minute by the 1930s. Radios ran on batteries that were periodically re-charged. Most…
Wood figurine
Wood figurine, 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…
Wooden bird figure
The Charles Town Maroons occupied Crawford Town high in the Blue Mountains before signing the Peace Treaty with the British when they moved down to Charles Town on the Buff Bay River, where they remain today. The leader of the Charles Town Maroons…
Wooden Dan Mask
The Dan live mostly in the western part of the Côte d’Ivoire and into Liberia. All Dan masks are sacred; they do not represent spirits of the wilderness, they are these spirits. Dan masks are characterized by a concave face, a protruding mouth,…
Woven Basket
Woven Basket made from natural fibers.
Zapato femenino - Women's Shoe
Ornamento parte del vestuario, zapatos de taco talla 76, confeccionados con raso blanco. Presenta inscripciones "34 cm, Tb, 48, L5."
Ornament part of the wardrobe, heels size 76, made of white satin. It has inscriptions "34 cm, Tb, 48, L5."
