Oral Collection

Senegal - Griot playing a Kora
Senegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal

The Respirator for colds, cough, sore throat, etc
The Respirator for all affections attended with irritation in the air passages, as colds, cough, sore throat, asthma, consumption, etc. 1858

Oral Respirators for Ladies and Gentlemen. 1858

Poster promoting oral health -- Thanks Mum! Design by Patrick Tilley. 1960s

Interior of a mobile French dental laboratory 1916
The modern interior of a French army dental surgery. The drill can be seen along with the other surgical equipment used in oral hygiene. Date: 1916

Zambia (Northern Rhodesia) - Storyteller keeping two young boys entranced with his tales. Date: circa 1930s

Lady bursts through Hoods Latest Newspaper full of health
Lady bursts through Hoods Latest Newspaper, full of health and vitality! Hoods Saponaceaous Tooth Powder apparently cleanses the teeth, sweetens the breath, and hardens the gums. Date: circa 1900s

Senegal - Griot playing a Xalam
A Griot Xalam Player - Senegal. The most common stringed instrument in Senegal. Griots of many ethnic groups play it, including the Wolof, Sereer, Mandinko, Malinke, Fulbe, and Tukuloor

Two-valve radio-receiver. 1917. Officine Marconi, Genova. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Germanic bards. Colored engraving
Bard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving

Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - Interior
Quote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology

Radio-receiver with superheterodyne circuit, 4 valves, only AM reception, model G175. 1952. Gelosa, Italy. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Carborundum radio-receiver. 1917. Officine Marconi, Genova. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Library of Congress Mural - Tale of the Eastern Story Teller
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Evolution of the Book by John White Alexander (1856-1915). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Oral Tradition

Oral statement by the American Navy admiral. Japanese print shows three men, two seated and one standing, possibly Commander Anan, age 54; Perry, age 49; Captain Henry Adams, age 59

Minstrels sing stories of heroes
Minstrels sang of the famous deeds of heroes. A medieval minstrel with a celtic harp sings stories to a rapt audience of men, women and children

Dentist operates on patient
A dentist operates on a female patients teeth with a drill and a mirror. Other implements can be seen on the tray alongside

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