Feathered wand, with stem band with human hair, used to represent human being in toternic ritual, coated with powdered lime, from Arunta tribe, central Australia, 1890-1920.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A73301
- Materials:
- cane, hair, human and feathers, emu feathers
- Measurements:
-
overall: 50 mm x 520 mm x 330 mm, .23kg
- type:
- feathered wand
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
