Pair of ceremonial shoes

Made:
1890-1925 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925
One of a pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114429
Materials:
feathers, emu and hair, human
Measurements:
length 210 mm
width 92 mm
type:
human hair, shoes and human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust

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