Gifts
To mark the important principle of friendship that underlies The Queen’s visits to Commonwealth countries, or her attendance at Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings, an exchange of gifts is always made. Gifts to The Queen given on such occasions take many different forms. They are often examples of local craftsmanship and artistic traditions, and are presented in the traditional ceremonies of the indigenous peoples. In The Queen’s realms, gifts have also taken the form of scholarships, bursaries, foundations, and even parks created in her name, and these now number many thousands.
Some items are loaned to an appropriate organisation, for example a Maori canoe, given by the government of New Zealand, is on long-term loan to the British Museum, and two floor mats given by Queen Salote and the Tongan people are at the Royal Scottish Museum.
Oshottoe Ondula
Eagle
New Zealand
Feather bag
Alex & Peter Mongta
Boomerang
Bangladeshi
Tea caddy
Cacchione Brothers, Milan
Montreal Olympic Statium [XXI Olympiad, Montreal, 1976]
Zambian
Silver bowl of fruit
Sri Lankan
Betel leaf
Inhabitants of Northern Province, Ceylon
Commemorative bowl
Bangladeshi
Model elephant
Ghanaian
Walking stick
Squamish Nation
Walking stick
Chief Mungo Martin (1879-1962)
Crest
Doris Bushell
Quilt
Brunei
Gold box
Bahamas
Shell collage
Maori
Kiwi feather cape
Papua New Guinean
Walking stick
Mozambique
Ebony carving
Yoruba [Nigeria]
Pair of footstools
Cook Islands
Carved figure
Canadian
Tapestry
Canadian
Totem pole
Belize
Calabasa bowl
Associated with Albert Barunga (c. 1910-77)
Plaque
Solomon Islands
Dala
Cameroon [Africa]
Brazier
Fiji
Kava bowl
Canada
Ice hockey puck
Pakistani
Scroll container
Peter Pomat
Crocodile
Theophilus Davis
Bowl
Bahamas
Ceremonial stool
Samson Cree Nation
Pipe of peace
Sri Lanka
Spice box and tray
Indian
Pair of oil burners
Francis Toussaint
Marquetry panel
Canadian
Maple leaf
Indian
Model of the Toran gate
Australian
Boomerang
Trinidadian
Pair of candlesticks
Solomon Islands
Canoe carving (musu musu)
Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri (c. 1927-2015)
Boomerang and shield
Ghanaian
Carved wood throne or Agua
Bequia
HMY Britannia
Wilson Tibu
Chautu's Family
New South Wales
Didgeridoo
New South Wales
Carved emu egg
Stephen Kawurlkku (b. 1946)
Dugong
Indian
The Golden Temple
Jessie Oonark (1906-85)
Wall hanging
Papua New Guinean
Warrior
Kenneth Mansergh
Boomerang
Sarah Alissandra Mackie
Silk scarf
Malaysian
Gong
A Majeed Khan (active 1997)
Marquetry landscape
Ghanaian
Procession
Pakistan
Model bus
Tanzania
Drummer
Canadian
Model oil rig
Eliza Xara (active 2001)
The traditional view of nature
Noel Galea-Bason
The Verdala Palace
Tanzania
Seashell collage
Malaysia
Hornbill
After Duncan Darroch (1888-1967)
Mount Cook
Girl Guides of Yellowknife Distict [Canada]
Quilt
Tonga
Tapa cloth
New Zealand
Treasure box
Jamaica
Table linen
Jul Kalman
Pineapples in Paradise
Province of Alberta
Hardstone profile
Barbadian
Set of boxes and stand
Papua New Guinean
Glazed black pot
Mamudu Kanteh
Lamp
Simon Charlie (1920-2005)
Totem pole
Tuvalu [Pacific Ocean]
Necklace
Singaporean
Dendrobium Elizabeth Orchid
Australian
The Queen's Australian Wattle brooch
Asprey & Co [London]
Queen Elizabeth's Canadian Maple-leaf brooch
New Zealand
Silver fern brooch
A & Sidersky & Son [Johannesburg]
The Queen's Flame-Lily brooch
Sri Lankan
Brooch
Ghanaian
Porcupine brooch
Botswanan
Millet brooch
Jamaican
Hummingbird brooch
Russell Drysdale (1912-81)
Aboriginal Man in a Landscape
Frederick Ronald 'Fred' Williams (1927-1982)
Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
Benedict Enwonwu (1921-94)
Tribal Dance
Robert Aryeetey (active 1990)
Royal Pageant
Mathias Kauage (1944-2003)
Missis Kwin
Australian School, 20th century
Aboriginal Design
VC Henry (active 1977)
