Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair, Australian Aboriginal, 1881-1920
- maker:
- Aboriginal people
Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair with pair of decorated shell ornaments attached, used by Australian Aboriginal people, 1881-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A1079
- Materials:
- hair, human, shell, mount, cardboard and mount, string
- Measurements:
-
belt: length 340 mm
belt: width 290 mm
roll: diameter 30 mm
shell, approx: length 145 mm
shell, approx: width 114 mm
mount: length 355 mm
mount: width 300 mm
- type:
- human remains, human hair and belt
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
