One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114429/1
Materials:
feathers, emu and hair, human
type:
human remains
credit:
Wellcome Trust