Man's apron of cloth woven of the inner bark of the mountain elm: Japan, Hokkaido, Ainu

Truk (apron) of woolen cloth, with narrow woven horizontal stripes in blue and purple and corner pieces of embroidered silk, traditionally worn by women in central and southern Tibet, part of a woman's outfit: Tibet, 19th century AD

Apron in silk fabrics of different colours with fringe at hem, part of a Cham Dance costume worn by Tibetan Buddhist monks: Tibet, 19th - early 20th century AD

Apron of black silk, with bands of red and yellow silk surrounding a wrathful deity design, and applique skulls and dorje (thunderbolts) around border, part of a 'Black Hat' Cham Dance costume worn by Tibetan Buddhist monks: Tibet, 19th - early 20th century AD

Apron of yellow silk, with black velvet stripes, design imitating tiger skin, part of a Cham Dance skeleton costume worn by Tibetan Buddhist monks: Tibet, 19th - early 20th century AD

Amini-kedah or apron of cloth partly stiffened with strips of cane, the front almost entirely covered with rows of white cowrie shells, with two ornamental semi-circles in cowrie shells and red goat's hair at top, worn by men in ceremonial dress: Assam, Sema Naga

Man's apron of black cotton, fringed at lower edge, decorated with rows of rosettes of cowries alternating with rows of whorls of red-dyed hair: Assam, Henima Village, Kacha Nagas

Amini-kedah or apron of black cotton stiffened with horizontal and vertical strips of cane, heavily decorated with lines of cowrie shells, worn by men on ceremonial occasions: Assam, Sema or Ao Nagas

Apron or bag of red and yellow woollen cloth woven with four rows of lamas or other camelid with a red wool fringe along foot: South America, Peru, obtained in the Ica District, 14th or 15th century

Apron, of caribou skin, painted in red and black, with a stylized beaver motif and trimmed with puffin bills: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian, mid 19th century

Apron consisting of a girdle and fringe of beads, part of a girl's costume: South Africa, Basuto

Waistband of coiled glass beads attached to a gathered frill of black cotton cloth, decorated and edged with multicoloured beads, the beaded apron panel attached is with brass button fastening, worn by young women: Africa, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Majuba, KwaZulu people, late 19th century

Apron panel of multicoloured beadwork of blue, green, red, pink and white zigzag pattern and fringe: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Blantyre or Domasi, Yao people, early 20th century

Child's apron of glass beads with red, green, yellow, white and blue pattern and fringe: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Blantyre or Domasi, Yao people, early 20th century

Front apron of woven grass: Southern Africa, Zambia, possibly Mambwe people, late 19th century

Back apron of woven grass: Southern Africa, Zambia, possibly Mambwe people, late 19th century