Tongue Collection

Kali, 1800-1825. Creator: Unknown
Kali, 1800-1825. Kali, a fierce form of the Great Goddess of the Hindu traditions, stands over the body of the god Shiva, who, despite his open eyes and sexually aroused state

Architectural Fitting in the Form of a Serpent, between c.1400 and c.1500. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Fitting in the Form of a Serpent, between c.1400 and c.1500

Chinese Lion Mask, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Chinese Lion Mask, 18th century

Cetacean animal recently cast on the Kentish coast, near Whitstable, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Cetacean animal recently cast on the Kentish coast, near Whitstable, 1860. From "Illustrated London News", 1860

The Goddess Kalika, c1575. Creator: Unknown
The Goddess Kalika, c1575

The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920
The Kitchen Clock, between 1910 and 1920. USA. Children dressed as kitchen utensils

Fate of an Evil Tongue, c. 1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Fate of an Evil Tongue, c. 1507

Fate of the Evil Tongue, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Fate of the Evil Tongue, c.1507

Oolik, an Alaskan huskie, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Lomen Brothers
Oolik, an Alaskan huskie, between c1900 and c1930

Variant of “The Yawner”, before 1923. Creator: Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Variant of "The Yawner", before 1923

Girl on a space hopper, 1970s

Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue
Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Maori wood-carving representing an ancestor, which was carved on the inside of a tribal meeting house. From the British Museums collection

Cranial Dissection, plate five from Anatomy of the Head, in Printed Paintings, 1748

Grave Guardian Beast (Zhenmu Shou), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480-221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C. Antler and tongue figure, perhaps to protect the deceased from evil

Mantle, Peru, 100 B. C. / A. D. 200. Creator: Unknown
Mantle, Peru, 100 B.C./A.D. 200. Human figure motif wearing headdress, ear ornaments, and carrying a pampas cat. Both humans and cats have protruding tongues

Corbel with Animal Mask with Protruding Tongue from the Monastery Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Grande-Sauve, 1150/1200

Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas, 1638. Creator: Francisco de Zurbaran
Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas, 1638. [Emperor Galerius commandanded that Romanus tongue was cut out. Barulas, a Christian child, was martyred alongside Romanus]

A lion atop a fallen horseman at right, with two other soldiers at left, 1640-70

Water Spaniel, 1769. Creator: George Stubbs
Water Spaniel, 1769

Gold Buckle, Langobardic or Byzantine, 6th-7th century. Creator: Unknown
Gold Buckle, Langobardic or Byzantine, 6th-7th century

An Indian Bish-Khopra Lizard, ca. 1790. Creator: Unknown
An Indian Bish-Khopra Lizard, ca. 1790

Mock Turtle, January 24, 1785. January 24, 1785. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Mock Turtle, January 24, 1785

Mock Turtle; Puff Paste, November 20, 1810. November 20, 1810
Mock Turtle; Puff Paste, November 20, 1810

Sword of three parts barb, carps tongue shaped blade, from Palma del Rio (Cordoba)

Sketch of the Martydom of St Livinus, c1633, (1933). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Sketch of the Martydom of St Livinus, c1633, (1933). Livinus, or Lebwin, Bishop of Ghent, had his tongue was torn out to stop his preaching

Massacres in China, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Massacres in China, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 19th December 1891

Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Tereus, after having cut the tongue of Philomela, confines her in an old Castle, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Wooden statuette of the Witch Queen Rangda, who is impersonated in the Barong Dance. From the British Museums collection

Lintel 24, Maya, Late Classic period, c600-900
Maya relief of a priest cutting his tongue on a rope of thorns, from Lintel 24, House E, at Menche, Late Classic period, c600-900

Viking pewter disc-brooch, 10th century
Viking cast pewter disc-brooch from York. It is decorated in the Jellinge style with a backwards-facing quadruped whose tongue extends and interlaces with its body and rear leg

Spirit Mask from New Ireland
A mask of wood and bark fibre representing a spirit, used in Malanggan ceremonies

The End of the Feast, c1895. Artist: Martin Anderson
The End of the Feast, c1895. A boy in bed shows his furred tongue to a doctor who feels the boys pulse. On the table is bottle of castor oil (Ricinus) which will be given as a laxative

Snake Deity, Maya Culture, Mexico. British Museum

Theatrical Christmas, 1866. Artist: Charles Henry Bennett
Theatrical Christmas, 1866. Mr Punch acts as a snake charmer. One of Punchs illustrated capital letters. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 6, 1866

What we Ought to do in China, 1860. A Chinese dragon being threatened by a St George like representative of the British army

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