The Aquarium will be closed all day on Wednesday 27 April, and reopen from Thursday 28 April.
Seraikella Chhau dance mask for peacock costume, covering face and part of head; complexion painted pink, holes in eyes; red-painted mouth. Head covered with elaborate headdress decorated with gold brocade fabric and imitation pearls and beads. Behind this is a vertical fan-shaped panel covered in the same fabric and with segments outlines in imitation pearls and beads. Cord under chin.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
