Katherine S Tuson in fancy dress. © Horniman Museum: London

Katherine Tuson was married to Edward Francis Tuson, a colonial official and colleague of Temple and Man. The Tusons were stationed on the Andaman and Nicobar islands between 1867 and 1905. During their time there, they collected souvenirs of their encounters with people that they came across.

While Man and Temple appear to have been motivated by their professional interests and courted an international, academic audience, the Tusons seem to have collected objects for more personal reasons, possibly for display at home.