Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe made from matted emu feathers blood and hair

Made:
1880-1920 in Australia
maker:
Arrernte people

Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe made from matted emu feathers blood and hair string knotted string uppers used in Kurdaitcha hunting ritual, Arunta, Central Australia, 1880-1920. Part of set of Kurdaitcha equipment; see A78839, A161338, A651688

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A175393
Materials:
feathers, emu, hair, blood and string
type:
human remains, human hair and sandal
credit:
Wellcome Trust