Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers, human hair and blood, used by Kurdaitcha, Australia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A26733
Materials:
emu, human, blood and gum
type:
human hair, shoes and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers, human hair and blood, used by Kurdaitcha, Australia, 1890-1920

Object Number:
A26733/1
type:
human remains
Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers, human hair and blood, used by Kurdaitcha, Australia, 1890-1920

Object Number:
A26733/2
type:
human remains