Hair ornament of gold, semi-tubular with a tang for attachment, found at Orbliston Junction, Moray, possibly made in Ireland, Early Bronze Age, 2300 - 2000 BC

Hair ornament of tortoiseshell claw with amber spray consisting of 5 faceted teardrop beads and gilt metal finial: probably English, c. 1890 - 1895

Hair ornament made of blue kingfisher feathers in the form of a bar with three floral groups, with a large butterfly or bat at either end, one of seven: China, Fuzhou, 19th century

Hair ornament, with horse tail, of dyed porcupine quillwork and feathers, worn in the war dance: North America, USA, possibly Lakota (Sioux), mid - late 19th century

Hair ornament, T-shaped cast brass inlaid with pieces of red coral, mounted on a pin: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Comb with four prongs, of carved wood, the upper part in the form of the body of a male figure, with red glass bead necklace: Africa, Eastern Africa, Zambia, Waramba people, early 20th century

Comb with three prongs, the upper part in the form of a stylised squatting female with hands on head, carved ivory: Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, possibly Pende people, early 20th century

Comb of wood, with twelve prongs topped with an animal figure, possibly a monkey, with two bands of brass around the body fixed with copper nails: Africa, Central Africa, possibly Ovimbundu people of Lower Congo region

Hair-ornament consisting of a circle of possibly monkey fur with a thong loop: Africa, Malawi, Ngoniland

Hair comb, with cane or reed prongs and pink and blue glass beads in a geometric pattern decoration: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Lake Malawi, mid 19th century

Hair comb decoration, with cane or reed teeth, decorated with red, black and white glass trade beads in a geometric pattern: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, Blantyre or Domasi, early 20th century

Hair ornament of bronze in form of a phoenix in profile: China, Tang dynasty, 7th - 8th century

Hair decoration of coconut shell: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, 1970s

Gold hair ornament in form of two interlocked circles forming a Herakles-knot, each with a narrow ribbon attached, and with three short chains and urn-shaped drops: Ancient Greek, Acarnania, Greece, c.420-380 BC

Large hair ornament of kingfisher feathers and red and gold painted paper, with central wreath of peony, camelia and chrysanthemum flowers, with four phoenixes in flight amongst foliage in lower half of the arrangement: China, late 19th - early 20th century

Comb with nine prongs and hemispherical handle with filigree work, silver: Africa, East Africa, Somalia, Jubaland, 19th century