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.
Poster, Karakalpak women’s dress and jewellery. Image of a woman in full traditional dress: domed hat, coral and metal ornaments framing her face, embroidered bib, three necklaces of various beads, breast ornament, khaikel of four carnelians in a row on a metal base and pendant chains, two wide bracelets and a finger ring. A dark blue dress heavily embroidered on the breast, skirt and cuffs. The embroidered bib is termed kizil kiymeshek.
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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
