Lukasa or Memory Board from Democratic Republic of the Congo
19th century
Wood and beads
For instance, the Lukasa Board, made by the Luba people of eastern Congo, maps memories using incisions and beadwork to indicate significant places, people, events or ideas.
Hindu Cosmological Globe
19th century
Pigment on wood
This 19th-century Hindu globe from Orissa, India, has the sacred Mount Meru as its axis.
Pigment on wood
This 19th-century Hindu globe from Orissa, India, has the sacred Mount Meru as its axis.
Map of London on Glove for the Great Exhibition of 1851, George Shove
Map of London on Glove for the Great Exhibition of 1851, George Shove ca. 1851
Printed map on leather
This item that will intrigue both fashion and map aficionados is a map of London on a glove created for the 1851 Great Exhibition (a.k.a. the First World's Fair). The Victorian lady who owned this glove would have Hyde Park in the palm of her hand and the River Thames wrapped around her little finger.
Printed map on leather
This item that will intrigue both fashion and map aficionados is a map of London on a glove created for the 1851 Great Exhibition (a.k.a. the First World's Fair). The Victorian lady who owned this glove would have Hyde Park in the palm of her hand and the River Thames wrapped around her little finger.
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