Key learning points

1. Body adornment is the practice of decorating or modifying the body through our hair, nails, skin, clothing or jewellery.
2. Body adornment is used widely across the globe in various forms and contexts.
3. Body adornment shows identity, including: gender, religion, family, social status and sexuality.

Keywords

• Adornment - decorating the body to express who we are

• Collage - an art technique where different materials are glued onto a surface to make a new artwork

• Stereotype - an idea or belief about a group of people or an individual, that might not be true, which can lead to unfair judgments

Common misconception