Feathered wand

Made:: 1890-1920 in Australia

maker:: Arrernte people

Feathered wand, with 2 cross-pieces, stem and cross pieces bound with human hair string, used to represent human being in totemic ritual, coated with powdered lime, Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia 1890-1920

Details

Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A73302

Materials:: cane, hair, human hair and emu, feathers

Measurements:: height 420 mm
maximum: width 340 mm
stem: diameter 31 mm

type:: feathered wand

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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