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Copper anklet, Ibo people, Nigeria

Mourning brooche containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooches containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooch containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Nepal; Sherpa porters in the Khumbu, 1986. Well-dressed Sherpa porters prepare for a trekking expedition organised for a party of western vacationists. They will guide, bring up the rear, cook and strike camp. Such expeditions pay cash wages far in excess of anything Sherpas could hope to earn elsewhere and such income is invested in loans, cattle, land, tradeable articles and jewellery. Until the influx of mountaineering expeditions following Hillary's Everest climb (1953), western medicine was unknown in the Khumbu. Distribution of mainly analgesic and antibiotic drugs has led to misuse.

Mourning brooche showing a graveyard scene.

An amuletic necklace of glass beads. The pattern of onlain circles resembling eyes acts as protection against the evil eye, Hebron, Palestine.

Amuletic necklace worn to cure bronchitis, Woolwich, London.

An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.

Yoruba Ibeji figures, representing twins

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Copper anklet, Ibo people, Nigeria

Copper anklet, Ibo people, Nigeria

Mourning brooche containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooches containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooches containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooch containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooche containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooch containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooche containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooches containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooch containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooche containing the hair of a deceased relative.

Mourning brooche showing a graveyard scene.

An amuletic necklace of glass beads. The pattern of onlain circles resembling eyes acts as protection against the evil eye, Hebron, Palestine.

Amuletic necklace worn to cure bronchitis, Woolwich, London.

Amuletic necklace worn to cure bronchitis, Woolwich, London.

An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.

Amuletic necklace worn to cure bronchitis, Woolwich, London.

Mourning brooche showing a graveyard scene.

An amuletic necklace of glass beads. The pattern of onlain circles resembling eyes acts as protection against the evil eye, Hebron, Palestine.

Mourning brooche showing a graveyard scene.

An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.

An amuletic necklace worn to cure sore throats, London.

Yoruba Ibeji figures, representing twins