Browse the exhibition: The Body Adorned: Dressing the World City
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Robe; gown
Robe; gown
Sock
Shawl; textile
Robe
Dress
Rain hat
Waistcloth
Rain cape
Pubic ornaments
Boot
Ear plug
Electric tattoo instrument
Comb (toilet articles)
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Printing block
Ear plug
Ear plugs
Ear plug
Ear plug
Seal (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)
Hair plaits
Apron
Nose ring (nose ornament)
Earring
Knife (medical science)
Printing block
Waist ornament
Rain cape
Mask
Toilet set container
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Raised sandal (sandal (clothing: footwear))
Riding boot
Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Figure (communication artefact)
Painting, oil
Shoes (footwear)
Strigil
Flail (weapons: bludgeon); mace (club (weapons: bludgeon))
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Figures (communication artefacts)
Staff (ritual & belief: religious buildings & furnishings)
Necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Helmet (headwear (armour: body armour))
Ear pick
Ear pick
Figure (communication artefact)
Collection Information
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