Girl's head-dress of silk embroidered in gold and coloured thread with three silk tassels and beads: China, Sichuan Province

Head-dress or Tyi Wara of wood carved in the form of a stylized antelope, worn attached to a basketry cap in dances to honour Tyi Wara, the half man, half antelope who taught the ancestors of the Bamana to farm: Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana people, early 20th century

Head-dress, carved wooden head covered with animal skin and painted, and with two detachable wooden horms, worn on top of the head with long costume during ceremonies in honour of the ancestors: West Africa, Nigeria, Cross River State, Ekoi people, late 19th to early 20th century

Headdress made of feathers and strips of reptile skin, worn by a female excorcist: Africa, Malawi, Ngoni-Tumbuka People, early 20th century

Circular head-dress made from crow feathers on a hide and twine foundation, worn by Ngoni warriors: Africa, Malawi, Ngoni people, early 20th century

Head-dress, metalwork on pink floral textile backing, retangular with ties at each side: Asia, West Asia, Yemen, late 1980s

Head ornament, metal with orange stones, suspended metal chains, and leather lining: Asia, West Asia, Yemen, 1980s

Head-dress, metalwork on textile backing, retangular with ties at each side: Asia, West Asia, Yemen, 1980s