Collection

Pair of ceremonial shoes made of compacted feathers

Made:: 1890-1920 in Australia

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

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