Collection Search : body adornment

Earring Middle East, Islamic culture Metal Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1377 9999-1377 on display ...

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Anklet Africa, Nigeria, Igbo people Copper Donated by Mrs A Arnot, 1953? Museum number 9999-1135 Described by the donor as betrothal rings, anklets like this one were made and fitted by local blacksmiths. Worn on each ankle they were remov ...

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Beaded band isambozo South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1112 The Zulu developed a complex visual language for their beadwork. This type of beaded band is worn around a married woman's headdress just above t ...

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Anklet Africa, Nigeria, Igbo people Copper Donated by Mrs A Arnot Museum number 9999-1137 Chieftains' wives and prosperous women wore numerous anklets. They became expressions of their social position because the weight of them prevented t ...

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Pair of Indonesian ear ornaments S E Asia, Sumatra, Karo Batak Silver Donated by D A Mortimer, 1935 Museum number 1935-113 A pair of Indonesian ear ornaments, known as padung-padung. The museum inventory notes that they were worn by Batak ...

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Necklace umgingqo, mid-late 20th century South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads, cotton Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1106 Rounded beadwork is characteristically Zulu. A covering of beads is sewn onto a cylindrical body of rolled cloth. The ...

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Necklace S E Asia? Seeds, wire and fibre Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1474 9999-1474 in store ...

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Neck band ibheqe, 20th century South Africa, Zulu? Glass beads, fibre Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1107 This ibheqe, a love token from a woman to a man, has a personal message woven into the band. The Zulu developed a complex visual ...

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Hairpin Asia? Ivory Donor unrecorded Museum number 9999-1334 9999-1334 in store ...

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Body Painting Designs, post 1910 African, Calabar, Igbo people Uli dye on paper Donated by Mrs A S Arnot, 1953 Museum number 1953-64-1=2 This drawing shows Uli designs, a type of temporary decoration that Igbo women traditionally painted o ...

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