The Decorated Body

Online via Zoom

This series of 6 lectures will focus on the manner in which the body was/can be decorated. This includes, but is not restricted to: dress and undress, accessories, body modification such as make-up (e.g. war paint), tattoos, scarification, hairstyling etc within the broader Asian region.

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Online via Zoom

This lecture will introduce the "Decorated Body" lecture series and then focus on Indonesian headhunters. Headhunting is a ritualised act which marked a man’s transition into adulthood.