Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers, blood, fibre and hair cord, used by Kurdaitcha, made by Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A78838
Materials:
feathers, of an emu, hair, human, blood, fibre and mud
type:
human remains, human hair and shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust