Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe made from matted emu feathers blood and hair
- maker:
- Arrernte people
Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe made from matted emu feathers blood and hair string knotted string uppers used in kurdaitcha hunting ritual, Arrernte people (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
