There will be tree works in the Gardens this week – please follow signs on site. The lift will be out of service until Friday 28 June while we work on a replacement.
Face mask made from an oval piece of leather, with cutouts for eyes and mouth, and the bottom part cut, lapped and stitched to form a chin. Pieces of fur are attached with string forming facial hair. The nose is formed of a separate piece of folded leather inserted in a cut and stitched on. Details are painted on in red, yellow and white pigment. There are holes each side and at the top for fastenings (two are still connected with a vegetable fibre cord).
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
