Tutulus or waist ornament of bronze, type E, Bronze Age, from Denmark

Tutulus or waist ornament of bronze, type E, Bronze Age, from Denmark

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

Woman's waistband of cotton threaded with glass beads of pink, blue, white and black in geometric patterns with cotton ties at each end: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, probably Yao people, late 19th century

Woman's waistband of cotton threaded with glass beads of pink, blue, black and white in geometric patterns with cotton ties at each end: Africa, Eastern Africa, Malawi, probably Yao 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

Belt, decorated with red pigment and a pattern of alternating panels of horizontal lozenges and vertical stripes, all in white cross hatching and broken lines, bark: Australasia, Australia, North West Australia, Australian Aboriginal, 19th or 20th century

Waist ornament of a bunch of emu feathers fixed together with gum: Australasia, Australia, Western Australia, Albany, Nyungar

Waist ornament made of a bunch of emu feathers fixed together with gum: Australasia, Australia, Western Australia, Albany, Nyungar