Dante Seizing the Traitor Bocca by the Hair (from Dante's "Divine Comedy"); verso: Head of a Cardinal

A pair of hair extensions, presumably the "angar wahoekak", hair ornament of the boys, as soon as they pass from the second age class (Aroi-Patoon) to the class of the Mokrawed). T...

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio is one of the works in the Collection whose complete provenance allows its history to be traced almost from the time it was painted to t...

Small model of an angisa, printed with roses and with the name "kawna hede"; the first part of this name refers to a type of music or instrument, the second meaning head.‖ Through ...

Very large headscarf (so possibly a show model), folded in 'bow'ede', bow head, or possibly otobaka. The name of the pattern means as much as 'You ugly, you'll forget all the good ...

In peacock tail, pawtere, folded model of an angisa. The motifs are an imitation of Javanese batik: yampanesi. These kinds of cloths are worn at parties.\nAngisa's are starched cot...

Green and blue headscarf with a name that refers to the owner or perhaps the inventor of this folding method: \"Miss Valies hiddi".\Angisa's are starched cotton printed cloths.Thro...

A model of a headscarf from Suriname, folded into a 'car bumper'.‖ Through these headgear, women in Suriname transmitted 'secret' (though known to all 'insiders') messages to each ...