Pair of ceremonial shoes

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers gum and blood, with uppers of woven human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, North West Australia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A32383
Materials:
emu, blood, gum and human
Measurements:
approx: length 250 mm
approx: width 128 mm
type:
human remains, human hair and shoes
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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