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Hand pad made from emu feathers matted together with blood and enclosed in hair string, part of kurdaitcha ritual, used in conjunction with kurdaitcha shoes, Arrernte people, Northern Australia, 1880-1920

Hand pad made from emu feathers matted together with blood and enclosed in hair string

1880-1920

Ceremonial hand pad made of compacted bird feathers and blood, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Australian, 1890-1920, for tourists (?)

Ceremonial hand pad made of compacted bird feathers and blood

1890-1920

Ceremonial hand pad, made of compacted feathers and blood, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Australian, 1890-1920, for Tourists (?)

Ceremonial hand pad

1890-1920

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

Pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

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

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

1890-1920

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

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

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

One of a pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

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

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

1880-1920

Ceremonial hand pad, made of compacted feathers, blood and hair, string used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Australian, 1890-1920, for tourists possibly

Ceremonial hand pad

1890-1920

Ceremonial shoe made of feathers, compacted with blood, with upper of woven hair binding on sole, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial shoe made of feathers

1890-1920

Ceremonial hand pad made of compacted feathers, blood and gum, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, possibly made for tourists, Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial hand pad made of compacted feathers

1890-1920