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Art and design Identity

Art and design Identity. Showing who we are. Granite head of statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt From Thebes, Egypt About 1370 BC. Sir Joshua Reynolds in Oxford doctoral robes with bust of Michelangelo Engraving from self-portrait Britain; 1780.

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Art and design Identity

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  1. Art and design Identity

  2. Showing who we are Granite head of statue of Amenhotep III wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt From Thebes, Egypt About 1370 BC Sir Joshua Reynolds in Oxford doctoral robes with bust of Michelangelo Engraving from self-portrait Britain; 1780

  3. Allegiance Printed badge made of aluminium, plastic and paper Britain About 1984 Pilgrim badge showing the Crucifixion Made of lead alloy European Medieval period

  4. Family identity Model multi-family house with painted clan crests and pole showing inherited stories Haida people, North America 1890s Wooden figure decorating a house-post with ancestral tattoo patterns Maori, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 19th century

  5. Ethnic and civic identity Bronze figure wearing a toga and about to make a sacrifice Roman AD 70-100 Wood carving showing European colonial officer and local officials Yoruba people, Nigeria Early 20th century

  6. Gender Beaded apron worn by brides, and married women on special occasions Ndebele people, South Africa 20th century Khanjar – traditional dagger worn by men From Oman 20th century

  7. Nation and community Net bag made of synthetic yarn and marsupial fur From Wara Kar, Papua New Guinea 20th century Width 70cm Cattle led to sacrifice in festival in honour of the goddess Athena Marble carving From Athens, Greece 447-432 BC

  8. Visit the main Museum website www.britishmuseum.org Explore contains over 4000 highlight objects from the Museum’s collection. You can use Explore to search for more objects connected with identity. www.britishmuseum.org/explore/explore_introduction.aspx

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