Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe

Made:
1880-1920 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people

Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe, made of matted emu feathers, blood, hair cord and knitted string, part of kurdaitcha hunting ritual, Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A78839
Materials:
complete, feathers, blood, hair, cord and human remains
type:
human remains and shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust