Browse the exhibition: Body Adorned selected items
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Tattooing stick

Wrap; kanga
Educational slides relating to body adornment and footwear related exhibitions at the horniman museum

Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings); tunggal panaluan

Ear ornament

Shirt (clothing: outerwear)

Nose ornament

Toe spacer

Wedding clothing

Print (art)

Wig

Helmet (headwear (armour: body armour)

Ear plug

Ear plug

Leg ornament

Nose ornament

Helmet (headwear (armour: body armour))

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card

Cigarette card
Body paint (cosmetic samples)

Chisel (tattoo instruments)

Comb (hair ornament)

Comb (hair ornament)
Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Shirt (clothing: outerwear)

Sandal (clothing: footwear)

Seal (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)

Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment)); ritual object
Belt buckle (belt (clothing: accessories))
Belt (clothing: accessories)

Needle (tattoo instrument)

Ear plug

Needle (tattoo instrument)

Ear plug
Comb (toilet articles)

Comb (hair ornaments)

Hat (clothing: headwear)

Sandal (clothing: footwear); geta

Skirt

Chisel (tattoo instruments)
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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