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Bender Tents
The earliest nomadic home was the bender tent, which consisted of pieces
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Bender Tents
The earliest nomadic home was the bender tent, which consisted of pieces
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Bender Tents
The earliest nomadic home was the bender tent, which consisted of pieces
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Traveller Wagons
As roads improved, horses and carts were used to transport Travellers and
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Barge Painting
Barge Art is highly decorative and prevalent across the UK canal network.
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Gypsy Language
The most well known of Gypsy language, is Romani, used by Roma
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Original Pattern of Gypsy Migration across Europe
It is thought that Gypsies (Roma) first arrived in Great Britain in
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Traveller Culture - Weddings and Births
Traveller rituals and beliefs are as diverse as Traveller culture, but there
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Traveller Culture - Death & Funerals
There are many different superstitions and rituals concerning death in many Traveller
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Traveller Culture - Superstitions & Fortunes
Good luck charms, amulets and talismans are common among Travellers, particularly Roma.
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Traveller Music
There is a strong musical tradition amongst Travellers, and much European folk
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Fairground and Circus
Originally fairs were occasions when people could meet and trade and
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Horses and Horse Fairs
In the early days of horse drawn transport the purchase, upkeep and
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Traveller - Code of Cleanliness
Traveller rituals and beliefs are as diverse as Traveller culture, but there
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Travellers - Modern Living
By the 1950s and 1960s, families exchanged their horses and wagons
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Travellers - During the Wars
During the First and Second World War, many men and women from
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Traveller Services
All the Traveller communities are characterised by a strong commitment to the
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Traveller - Traditional Employment
Traditionally, many Travellers obtained an income from scrap metal collection. At one
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Traveller - Agricultural Work
Traditionally, many Travellers found work in rural areas where there was a
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Traveller - Clothes Peg Making
A traditional occupation associated with Gypsy Travellers has been the production of
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Traveller - Traditional Foods
Traditionally the eating habits of the Gypsy people have been conditioned
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Mbira - African Thumb Piano
An Mbira is a musical instrument consisting of a wooden board to
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Chinese Figure Group Carved from Soapstone
Soapstone is a relatively soft, easily workable stone and may feel soapy
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Indian Ceramic Tile
This tile is from the tomb of Shah Jehan it is framed
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Chinese Money Sword
Tseen-keen or 'Money-swords' were ornamental swords and a symbol of wealth.
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Bowl Lyre
A bowl lyre is a stringed musical instrument with a rounded body
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Lobengula - king of Matabele people
This bust is attributed to an aged Lobenula, the Matabele chief who
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African Horn Charm
This African horn charm comes from central Africa. Charms from this region
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