Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre

Made:
1880-1920 in Australia

Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre, amuletic, from North West Australia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A78491
Materials:
hair, human, earth and fibre
type:
human remains, human hair and mourning ornament
credit:
Wellcome Trust