Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

Items selected from the online resources at Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen with African origination.


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Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen English

The cloth is mainly worn by women as wraparound clothing.‖ The text is in Ki Swahili: 'Lvumayo haidumu' and means 'what spreads a lot of noise, doesn't last long'.‖ The …




Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen English

The cloth is mainly worn by women as wrapping garments.‖ The text is in Ki Swahili and English and is about fighting malaria. The Zanzibar Malaria Control Programme was launched …


Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen English

The mask is worn as a pendant on a cord around the neck. \There are various interpretations in the literature about the function. One emphasizes the protective and healing influence …






Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen English

Doek met verbeelding van L'Ordre de Malte, de Maltezer Orde, een verzamelnaam van verschillende katholieke ridderordes, een van de oudste sinds de Kruistochten. Ze houden zich bezig met liefdadigheidswerk overal …