Browse the exhibition: The Body Adorned: Dressing the World City
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Mask (dance & live theatre)
Comb (hair ornaments)
Ritual figure
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Mask (dance & live theatre)
Lip disc
Figure (communication artefact)
Lip plug
Hair ornament
Hair ornament
Back ornament
Razor (toilet articles)
Mourning adornment
Kimono
Arm covering
Shoulder guard
Arm covering
Parka
Boot; legging (clothing: outerwear)
Stirrup pot
Comb (general & multipurpose)
Shoulder cloth
Headdress (clothing: headwear)
Tattoo instrument
Necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))
Figure (art)
Headdress (head ornament)
Headdress
Cloak
Undercoat
Moccasin
Moccasin
Shoe (footwear)
Shoe (footwear)
Tattoo instrument
Tooth blackening container
Sporran
Waistcoat
Robe
Death mask
Death mask
Hair ornament
Chadar
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.
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