Pair of ceremonial shoes

Made:
1890-1925 in Australia

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, as used by Kurdaitcha tribe, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

Details

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