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Zeenat Mahal: the exiled queen
Senior curator Victoria Lane explores the stories behind a newly acquired miniature of the last Mughal Empress
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Find out what to see in the September night sky, from naked-eye objects around Cassiopeia, to a partial lunar eclipse, and more.
The Merchant Navy's role in the Falklands conflict
Seafarers, volunteers and nursing officers share their experiences during the Falklands conflict as part of a National Maritime Museum oral history project
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armament, ethnographic: arrow
armament, ethnographic: blowpipe
armament, ethnographic: boomerang
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armament, ethnographic: javelin
armament, ethnographic: spear
armament, ethnographic: spear, throwing
armament, ethnographic: spear, throwing ?
armament accessory, ethnographic: quiver
armament accessory, ethnographic: quiver, Bhotanu
armament accessory, ethnographic: quiver, blowpipe
armament accessory, ethnographic: shield
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