Lady's semicircular cape of dark brown, tan, grey and off-white checked wool

Bride's cape composed of three rows of shield-like forms in black, pale green and white silk, embroidered with flowers and birds in coloured silks, with a blue silk net and silk tassel fringe below: Western China, Sichuan Province, 19th century

Chief's cape (ahu'ula) of red and yellow feathers fastened to a netted fabric: Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, 18th century

Chief's cape (ahu'ula) of feathers of the domestic cockerel fastened to a coarse netting: Polynesia, Hawaiian Islands, 18th century

Cape (ahu'ula) of black, red and yellow feathers knotted into an olona fibre network of quadrantal shape: Polynesian, Hawaiian Islands

Woman's cape in dark orange silk velvet, hip length with a large flexible collar, neckline, centre front opening and hem trimmed with wide band of fur, probably marten fur: designed by Jeanne Lanvin, France, Paris, c. 1925

Canvas cape, with wooden figure of a sculpin at centre back, flanked by wooden wings and turkey feathers, part of an adult Kwakiutl style transformation mask and costume: Kwakwaka'wakw, North America, Canada, British Columbia, Fort Rupert, by Calvin Hunt, 1998 - 1999

Caperea marginata (Gray, 1846), pygmy right whale, cast head

Woman's evening cape of pale pink satin, with angular collar of padded quilted satin, culminating in a padded, quilted band at hem, unlabelled. Designed to be worn with a long-sleeved ball gown of matching pale pink satin K.2014.49.1: French, Paris, designed by Jacques Fath, probably Spring-Summer, 1948

Woman's cape in wool tartan, red with a broad green and white overstripe, high round neckline with a large fold-down collar, collar open at front with two brass clasps to fasten, cape is full length with three over-tiers, two falling to shoulder length and one falling to waist length, evidence of original binding to cape edges, which has been removed: British, c. 1810