Belt made from human hair, Australia, 1880-1920
- maker:
- Aboriginal people
Belt, consisting of ring of coiled string made of human hair, mounted on cardboard, from Australia, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A1112
- Materials:
- hair, human, mount, cardboard and mount, string
- Measurements:
-
approximately: diameter 250 mm
mount: length 240 mm
mount: width 235 mm
- type:
- human remains, human hair and belt
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
