Ceremonial hand pad made of feathers compacted with blood secured by hair-string

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia

Ceremonial hand pad made of feathers compacted with blood secured by hair-string, used by Kurdaitcha, Australian, 1890-1920, for tourists (?)

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301076
Materials:
feathers, emu, blood and hair, human
type:
human remains, human hair and hand pad
credit:
Wellcome Trust