Model of a ‘Zulu’ Fishing BoatUllapol Museum In the late 1800s Scotland experienced a herring fishing boom. Herring was considered a delicacy in Europe and Russia and in great demand. Ullapool was one of many Scottish coastal ports and villages that became a hive of...
Snuff Box Belonging to James FowlerGroam House Museum This snuff box is beautifully engraved with a message from the grateful East Ross Volunteers. Snuff was a very popular form of powdered tobacco and the snuff box, with its elaborate script, would have made an...
Buddha SculptureNairn Museum This Buddha sculpture is known to have come from Myanmar (previously known as Burma). British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 until it finally gained independence in 1948. During this time, some wealthy gentlemen collectors, including...
Donald Sutherland’s BagpipesStrathnaver Museum The owner of these unusual bagpipes was Donald Sutherland, a shepherd, heavy weight athlete and talented piper. From the town of Rogart, Sutherland benefitted from being part of a strong community of bagpipe players who...
Wooden Spear with SnakeskinNairn Museum This Arab spear is known to have belonged to the Baggara or Chadian Arabs. It has a pointed leaf-shaped metal blade and a wooden shaft. Snakeskin is wrapped around it at both ends of the shaft. It is one of several unusual...
