Asian
Horniman Museum & Gardens
The Asian collections are particularly rich in art, including carvings, and sculptures of gods, masks and puppets and other items from India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka and Burma. Many of the objects on display were part of Frederick Horniman’s original collection and include important examples of stone sculptures, costumes and ritual objects such as a display of Sri Lankan healing masks - once worn by dancers in healing ceremonies to expel evil spirits. Other objects include Japanese Buddhas, Chinese musical dolls, a Ramayana Costume from India, Malabar caste figures and a Tibetan shrine featuring ritual implements and metal figures representing the Tibetan patron deity of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Location: Horniman Museum & Gardens
51.441131
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100 London Rd Forest Hill
Other collections at this venue:
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Religious Group: Jewish
Visitors can see a beautiful shofar made from a ram’s… -
Religious Group: Buddhist
The Museum holds a number of examples of Inner Asian… -
Religious Group: Shamanism
The Horniman holds a number of objects relating to Shamanism… -
Oceania: New Zealander
The Maori collection consists of more than 100 objects. Key… -
Oceania
The Horniman’s Centenary Gallery houses a number of objects from… -
North, West & Southern Europe: Travelling Communities
The Horniman's collection of material relating to travelling communities in… -
North, West & Southern Europe
As home to Britain’s most comprehensive collection of musical instruments,… -
North America
The Horniman has a diverse collection of North American artefacts… -
Near & Middle East: Kurdish
The Horniman collection includes about sixty items of Kurdish clothing… -
Near & Middle East: Iranian
The Horniman collection of bronzes from Iran consists of twenty… -
Near & Middle East: Afghani
Nomadic material from Afghanistan consists of four items of women's… -
Eastern Europe: Russian
The Horniman Museum contains a large amount of material relating… -
Eastern Europe
Collections include extensive holdings of textiles, costume, wooden utensils, paintings… -
Cross-cultural
The Horniman’s Trading Sounds showcase in the Music Gallery illustrates… -
Central & South America
The Horniman’s Central and South American collections consist of a… -
Caribbean
The African Worlds Gallery houses a selection of Midnight Robber… -
Asian: Tibetan
The entire Tibetan collection consists of about 500 objects. Of… -
Asian: Mongolian
Despite the relatively small number of specimens this is one… -
Asian: Japanese
There is a substantial amount of Japanese material throughout the… -
Asian: Chinese
The musical instrument collection at the Horniman Museum is the… -
African
The Horniman’s African Worlds Gallery is Britain’s first permanent exhibition… -
Horniman Museum & Gardens collection overview
The Horniman Museum possesses the third most significant ethnographic collection…