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Royal Scottish Museum Collection

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Ancestral Board, wood carved with two human faces

Ancestral Board, wood carved with two human faces. Painted with earth figments and kept in the Mens house, from New Guinea, Papua at Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Bowl from Tiahuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000

Pottery Bowl from Tiahuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000
Pottery Bowl from Coast Tianuanaco Culture, Peru, 600-1000. Pottery bowl on three feet painted with crowned heads and a check pattern

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Human skull with features modelled in clay and painted, from New Guinea

Human skull with features modelled in clay and painted, from New Guinea
Human skull used for ancestor worship with features modelled in clay and painted, from the Sepik river in New Guinea. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Chimu culture copper mask

Chimu culture copper mask
Chimu culture copper alloy mask, pierced for attachment to a mummy bundle. From the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Zapotec statuette of the god of lightning and rain

Zapotec statuette of the god of lightning and rain, from the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Mochica pottery sculpture of Viracocha

Mochica pottery sculpture of Viracocha, the creator god, who appears as a man with white hair and a beard. From the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Nazca pottery vessel with two painted warriors, 2nd century

Nazca pottery vessel with two painted warriors, 2nd century
Nazca pottery vessel with two painted warriors, from Peru. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, 2nd century

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Native American dance apron

Native American dance apron showing a fantastic totemic beaver-creature, from British Colombia. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Tlingit Native American blanket

Tlingit Native American blanket
A Tlingit tribe Native American blanket belonging to a chief, showing a totemic bear design. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Native American ritual club

Native American ritual club
A pacific north-west coast Native American ritual club with a bears head, made from elk antler. It was used as a slave killer at potlach festivals. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, 19th century

Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, 19th century
Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, carved from Argillite, showing the legend of the Fisherman and his Wife. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 19th century

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Nootka Tribe Native American whalebone club

Nootka Tribe Native American whalebone club, carved with an eagles head handle. From the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tungit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians

Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tungit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians
Chiefs Blanket with Bear Design, Totemism, Tlingit Tribe, Pacific Northwest Coast Indians. Totemism is a system of belief in which humans are said to have kinship or a mystical relationship with a

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: North American Indian Shamans Rattle, Thunderbird

North American Indian Shamans Rattle, Thunderbird. The thunderbird is a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples history and culture

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Tripod Bowl with three rattle-legs in the form of Alligators, Chiriqui, Panama

Pottery Tripod Bowl with three rattle-legs in the form of Alligators, Chiriqui, Panama. At Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Vessel supported by Alligator Figure, Nicoya Peninsula, Chorotega, Costa Rica

Pottery Vessel supported by Alligator Figure, Nicoya Peninsula, Chorotega, Costa Rica. The Nicoya Peninsula is named for a Chorotega chief who ruled the most powerful American Indian tribe of

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery vessel with twin spouts (one missing) and strap-handle, Quimbaya, Columbia, 500-1000

Pottery vessel with twin spouts (one missing) and strap-handle, Quimbaya, Columbia, 500-1000. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Rattle of woman holding child, Mexico. Axtec, late Post-Classic Period, 1300-1520

Pottery Rattle of woman holding child, Mexico. Axtec, late Post-Classic Period, 1300-1520. At Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Figure of standing woman, face painted with fret pattern, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2000BC-300

Pottery Figure of standing woman, face painted with fret pattern, Guanajuato, Mexico, 2000BC-300. Chupicuaro: Pre-Clasic Period. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Monkey Bottle, Mochica Culture, Peru, 100-750

Monkey Bottle, Mochica Culture, Peru, 100-750
Monkey Bottle, Mochica Culture, Peru, 1-750. The Moche civilization flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD. Royal Scottish Museum

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Painted pottery Bridge and Spout vessel in the form of a Jaguar, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 100-600

Painted pottery Bridge and Spout vessel in the form of a Jaguar, Tiahuanaco, Peru, 100-600. Tiwanaku (Spanish: Tiahuanaco or Tiahuanacu) is a Pre-Columbian archaeological site in western Bolivia

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Mochica Stirrup Spout Pot, Peru, 1-750

Mochica Stirrup Spout Pot, Peru, 1-750. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Pottery Bowl of an alligator with human arms devouring snakes, Chiriqui, Panama

Pottery Bowl of an alligator with human arms devouring snakes, Chiriqui, Panama. Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh

Background imageRoyal Scottish Museum Collection: Jaguar Throne carved from lava stone, Pre-Columbian from Manaos, Ecuador

Jaguar Throne carved from lava stone, Pre-Columbian from Manaos, Ecuador. At Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh


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