Wooden spider with quill legs

Made:
1890-1925 in Australia

Wooden spider with quill legs, black, with painted design in white and red, used by Arunta tribe in initiation rites, from Central Australia, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220983
Materials:
wood, hair and quill
type:
human remains and amulet
credit:
Wellcome Trust