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Brian Batson
Just a quick intro as to why we migrated to Barbados due to post economic conditions in Guyana. again I was very young so I could only go off of what my mother told me as a child. All I know for sure is that she wouldn't have left Guyana unless it…
Brianna Gibbs
Why is telling the Windrush story important to you?
Brooch Stone
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…
Bucos: trabalhos da lã: rodar
Neste vídeo poderá visualizar uma das fases do trabalho da lã feito pelas artesãs da freguesia de Bucos (Cabeceiras de Basto): o rodar.
Bull's horn
Bull's horn, part of the collection of the Charles Town Maroons Museum. 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…
Buque trípode - Tripod vessel
Réplica del buque trípode indígena con pico animal. Replica of indigenous tripod vessel with animal spout.
Bust from Trinidad
Bust from Trinidad, 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…
Byre lantern
Tradional Shetland farmsteads had outbuildings connected to the house, so people could go through to the byre to tend to the cattle, even in the strongest winter gale. For centuries light came from fish-oil lamps. Once imported glass became common…
C. Gordon Greenidge MBE
Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge was born in Barbados and like many Caribbean families in the late 50’s and 60’s migrated to the UK to seek a better life. Educated at Speightstown Boys School and Black Bess Boys School in Barbados, he continued his…
C.L.R. James
C.L.R. James, in full Cyril Lionel Robert James, (born Jan. 4, 1901, Tunapuna, Trinidad — died May 31, 1989, London, Eng.), was a West Indian-born cultural historian, cricket writer, and political activist who was a leading figure in the Pan-African…
Cántaro antropomórfico - Anthropomorphic cántaro
Cántaro escultórico miniatura con representación antropomorfa. Presenta labio ligeramente engrosado, cuello de paredes divergentes rectas, cuerpo escultórico, y base plana. La superficie externa ha sido bruñida.
A miniature clay sculpture pot or…
Cántaro con caras colmillos - Fanged faces pitcher
Cántaro escultórico. Su cuello es evertido con decoración de líneas y bandas pintadas de color blanco. El cuerpo es globular con representaciones de 4 rostros humanos que presentan colmillos, cada rostro está en un lado y tiene líneas finas de color…
Calabash bowl
Calabash bowl made from the fruit of the crescentia cujete tree and was used by the amerindian community.
Calabash Purse
Calabash purse, part of the collection of the National Museum of Jamaica. The National Museum Jamaica is the national agent for the collection, preservation and documentation of Jamaica’s material culture and aims to stimulate serious research and…
Calabaza decorativa - Decorative gourd
Para mantener el agua fresca. También sirve para dar a conocer nuestra leyenda y cultura tradicionales Brunkas como están representados en esta pieza. For maintaining/preserving cold water. In addition it serves to acquaint/inform about the legends…
Calabaza decorativa - Decorative gourd 3D image
An image of the 3D object Calabaza decorativa, a decorative gourd
Calabazo - Gourd
Su uso era para llevar agua a trabajar. Its usage is for carrying water to work (due to the ability of preserving freshness and temperature of water).
Calero
Objeto de piedra trabajado conocido como “calero”, con forma ovoide, Tiene una representación zoomorfa en relieve.
Object of sculpted stone known as “calero” which has an ovoid form (i.e. egg form). It has a zoomorphic representation.
Camarones de cerámica - Shrimp ceramic
Botella escultórica representando un camarón; es una vasija pulida, la pasta es de color naranja. A clay sculpture in the form of a bottle representing a Caridean shrimp, it is a polished vessel, the paste of the surface is of orange colour.
Canastreiro
Vídeo do Museu da Memória Rural de Vilarinho da Castanheira. Complemento audiovisual do discurso museográfico patente nesta unidade museológica do concelho de Carrazeda de Ansiães
Candelabro Bávaro - Bavarian Candlestick
Artefacto de madera policromada, en color blanco y con motivo de la rosa de los Alpes. Per-teneció a una misión Capuchina en el sur de Chile.
Polychrome wooden artifact, in white and with the motif of the rose of the Alps. It belonged to a…
Candil pássaro islâmico - Islamic bird oil lamp
Lâmpada a óleo de metal zoomórfica. Tem a forma de um pássaro em pé com uma cauda aberta. O bico do canal nasce na área do peito. Na cauda e na crista tem orifícios circulares para suspensão. As patas de três dedos e "esporão" estão aparafusadas.…
Carmen Munroe OBE
Carmen Munroe is a British actress best known for her role as Shirley, the wife of barber Desmond Ambrose, played by Norman Beaton, in the British TV sitcom Desmond’s (1989 to 1994). She was born in Berbice, Guyana on November 12th 1932 and has been…
Carnival of Santiago de Cuba
When the carnival begins in Santiago de Cuba, the whole city turns into one big party!
The carnival of Santiago de Cuba is the largest, most famous, and most traditional carnival in all of Cuba, and is an explosion of colour, contagious drum…
Cartaxo Museu Rural e do Vinho do Concelho do Cartaxo
Situado no Complexo Desportivo e Cultural da Quinta das Pratas, este espaço constitui um dos locais de maior interesse do concelho, reunindo elementos que permitem conhecer a história e a tradição da terra, assim como as principais atividades que…
Caryl Phillips
Caryl Phillips was born on 13 March 1958 on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. He grew up in Leeds, England, and read English at Queen's College, Oxford. He is the author of six novels, several books of non-fiction and has written for film, theatre,…
Casa do Cante de Serpa
A missão da Casa do Cante é a salvaguarda do cante Alentejano, cuja visão é a sustentabilidade do território através da Identidade, e onde os objetivos são criar projetos que autossustentem e valorizem os elementos de uma identidade em constante…
Casa Tornini Museo - Centro Cultural
Casa Tornini, Museo - Centro Cultural ha establecido como misión proteger, conservar, difundir y desarrollar el patrimonio e identidad cultural de Caldera y Atacama, mediante la gestión de instancias de acercamiento a las artes, la educación, las…
Casa-Museo de la Semana Santa Marinera
El museo es el lugar en el que se salvaguardan buena parte de las imágenes procesionales de las distintas cofradías, hermandades y corporaciones de la ciudad, en particular de los Poblados Marítimos.
El espacio museístico se articula en una única…
Cayman Islands National Museum
The Cayman Islands National Museum is a museum in the Cayman Islands. It is housed in the former Old Courts Building on Harbor Drive in George Town, Grand Cayman.
Cecil Baugh
Cecil Archibald Baugh, Jamaican potter (born Nov. 22, 1908, Bangor Ridge, Jam.—died June 28, 2005, Kingston, Jam.), was one of the most influential Caribbean potters of the 20th century and was renowned for works that showcased his artistry and…
Centro Cultural Museo y Memoria de Neltume
Presenta un recorrido histórico del territorio forestal y la comunidad cordillerana, formada en torno a diversas faenas de explotación industrial del bosque nativo. Durante el siglo XX, fueron testigos de importantes acontecimientos y procesos…
Centro de Cultura Tradicional Curarrehue
El Centro de Cultura Tradicional Curarrehue tiene como finalidad rescatar y valorizar las tradiciones y elementos característicos que configuran la idiosincrasia de la cultura popular y tradicional de la Región del Bío-Bío.
Centro Interpretativo da Máscara Ibérica
Este espaço cultural dedicado à Máscara e às tradicionais festas ibéricas que envolvem o seu uso conta com locais de exposição, mediateca, fototeca e uma biblioteca, e pretende a valorização, promoção e divulgação da Máscara, património cultural…
Centro Interpretativo de Atouguia da Baleia
O Centro Interpretativo de Atouguia da Baleia tem como objetivo o estudo, valorização e divulgação do património histórico e cultural do concelho, proporcionando uma visão integrada da Região Histórica de Atouguia da Baleia. Para tal, abarca…
Cerámica de animal con bebe - Ceramic of animal with baby
Botella escultórica con representación zoomorfa. Presenta gollete de paredes ligeramente divergentes rectas, asa estribo posterior, cuerpo escultórico, base pedestal y fondo plano. La superficie externa ha sido bruñida. Representa a un mamífero…
Cerámica Huaco Blackware - Blackware Huaco ceramic
Vasija de cerámica Blackware Huaco con dos pequeñas criaturas a los lados.
Blackware Huaco ceramic vessel with two small creatures on the sides.
Ceramic Cream Preserve Pot
From collection at Timespan Museum. “Rich Preserved Cream, From The Wigtownshre Creamery Co. Stranraer Boracsed”.
Cerdo alcancía - Piggy bank
Su uso es de ahorrar dinero. It is used for saving or setting aside money.
Ceumannan Staffin Ecomuseum
Skye Ecomuseum is Scotland's only Ecomuseum. Located on the Isle of Skye in the north east of Scotland, itn is managed by Staffin Community Trust. The Skye Ecomuseum has had funding from a variety of European and national sources, including the…
Charity Winner's Medal
Walter Tull won the Charity Winner's Medal early (September 1909) in his first season with Tottenham Hotspur. He signed for Spurs on 20th July, and then seemed to have played preseason cricket for the team. His signing on fee was £10, and he was then…
Charles Town Maroons Cultural Center and Museum
The Maroon’s Cultural Center, nestled in rural Charles Town along a lazy rolling white water river coming down from the Blue Mountains. The Maroon’s autonomy from the island’s government dates back to centuries old treaties and remains to this day.…
Charles Town Maroons Cultural Center and Museum
The Maroon’s Cultural Center, nestled in rural Charles Town along a lazy rolling white water river coming down from the Blue Mountains. The Maroon’s autonomy from the island’s government dates back to centuries old treaties and remains to this day.…
Charles Town Maroons Cultural Center and Museum Tour
The Maroon’s Cultural Center, nestled in rural Charles Town along a lazy rolling white water river coming down from the Blue Mountains. The Maroon’s autonomy from the island’s government dates back to centuries old treaties and remains to this day.…
Chimpanzee skull
Chimpanzee skull from the collections in the Bell Pettigrew Natural History, part of the Museums of the University of St Andrews.
Claudia Jones
Claudia Jones, feminist, black nationalist, political activist, community leader, communist and journalist, has been described as the mother of the Notting Hill Carnival. The diversity of her political affiliations clearly illustrated her…
Clavo de ferrocarril - Railroad Nail
Clavo macizo de hierro empleado para la fijación de los durmientes en la línea del ferrocarril. Donado por Eriberto Pérez.
Solid iron nail used to fix the sleepers on the railway line. Donated by Eriberto Pérez.
Cocina con ollas - Wood stove child's toy
Conjunto de juguetes, confeccionados en metal con asas de bronce. Representan una cocina a leña con y implementos. Son 5 objetos que se describen a continuación:
Olla de metal con asas de bronce, con tapa. Alto: 5,9 cms, diámetro 7 cms.
Olla de…
Comb case
Comb case, part of the collection of the National Museum of Jamaica. The National Museum Jamaica is the national agent for the collection, preservation and documentation of Jamaica’s material culture and aims to stimulate serious research and…
Concha - Seashell
Un método tradicional para llamar a la comunidad en caso de trabajo. A traditional method to call the community in case of work.
Concha de molusco - Mollusc shell
Se trata de un molusco que en su cara anterior presenta franjas semicirculares sobre su superficie, en la cara posterior tiene una forma cónica con una concavidad en uno de sus extremos cubierta por su propia estructura. Este molusco es un Strombus…
Connected ceramic pot
Connected ceramic vessel used for ceremonies. Object in the Museo Túcume.
Contenedor de pollo - Chicken feed container
Ceramic container of cylindrical form manufactured by Wheel used to drink the hens.
Recipiente cerámico de forma cilíndrica fabricado por Wheel para beber las gallinas.
Corncrake bird
Corncrake birds lived in Shetland for thousands of years, nesting in cornfields. However, they have nearly disappered from the islands for over thirty years. People had come to use imported food and animal fodder, so farmers stopped growing oats and…
Cortes de Pallás
Cortes de Pallás is a municipality in the comarca of Valle de Cofrentes in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Cuña de hierro - Iron Wedge
Artefacto macizo de fierro con la cabeza deformada e incisiones en uno de sus costados, empleado para la partición de trozos de madera. Donado por Eriberto Pérez.
Solid iron artifact with a deformed head and incisions in one of its sides, used to…
Cuchillo de sacrificio - Sacrificial knife
Cuchillo utilizado en personas sacrificadas encontradas en entierros en pirámides de Túcume.
Knife used on sacrificed people found in burial in Túcume pyramids.
Cuchillo doble - Double Knife
Artefacto de uso doméstico, conformado por 2 cuchillos paralelos de forma curva y con dos mangos de madera. Sirve para picar verduras.
Household appliance, consisting of 2 parallel curved knives with two wooden handles. It is used to chop…
Cuenco decorativo - Decorative bowl
Cuenco decorativo hecho de calabaza.
Decorative bowl made from a gourd.
Cuerno de toro - Bull horn
Est pieza utilizada para el juego del tradicional juego de los Diablitos. Su uso es para comunicar or reunir los Diablitos. This piece is used for the traditional game of Little devils: Its usage is to communicate with or to gather Little devils…
Cyrille Regis, MBE
Cyrille Regis was born on the 9th of February 1958 in Maripasoula, French Guiana, the son of Robert Regis, a labourer from Saint Lucia and Mathilde Regis, a seamstress. His father moved to England in 1962, with the rest of the family, including…
Dalton McConney MBE QPM
Dalton McConney is a retired Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector. He mostly served as a uniformed officer in South London and came to prominence following the second Brixton riots In the mid-eighties. He was born in Barbados and educated at Ebenezer…
Dame Jocelyn Barrow
Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow DBE (15 April 1929) was born in Trinidad, where she was active in the People's National Movement, and came to England as a postgraduate in 1959.
The Director for UK Development at Focus Consultancy Ltd. Dame Jocelyn was a…
Darcus Howe
Leighton Rhett Radford "Darcus" Howe (26 February 1943 – 1 April 2017) was a British broadcaster, writer, and racial justice campaigner. Originally from Trinidad, Howe arrived in England as a teenager in 1961, intending to study law and settling in…
Decorative pipe
Decorative pipe, part of the collection of the Moruga Museum. The Moruga Museum was established in November 2013 by founder of the St Vincent Ferrer Society, Eric Lewis. Based in the rural, seaside community of Gran Chemin in south Trinidad, the…
Decorative Temple elephant
Decorative Temple elephant, 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…
Deeves's Uniform Jacket
The uniform belonged to 2nd Lieutenant Thomas William Deeves MC, who served in the 16th (Public School) Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. Deeves received the Military Cross with bar (basically: two military crosses!) for his gallantry on two…
Deeves's Uniform Jacket
The uniform belonged to 2nd Lieutenant Thomas William Deeves MC, who served in the 16th (Public School) Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. Deeves received the Military Cross with bar (basically: two military crosses!) for his gallantry on two…
Deeves's Uniform Jacket
The uniform belonged to 2nd Lieutenant Thomas William Deeves MC, who served in the 16th (Public School) Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment. Deeves received the Military Cross with bar (basically: two military crosses!) for his gallantry on two…
Dr Aaron Haynes FCMI
Born on the 12th of March 1927, Aaron attended Combermere School after which he travelled to Trinidad to attend the Seventh Day Adventist College. He graduated from there in 1945, gaining a teaching posting at an elementary school in San Juan and…
Dr Jeffrey Brathwaite QPM
Dr Jeffrey Brathwaite was born in Congo Road, St Philip, Barbados. He was a student at Princess Margaret High School until the age of 16. He came to the UK in the late 1960s and after a short stint in the Army, worked as a psychiatric nurse for four…