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Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers and human hair, as used by Kurdaitcha tribe, Central(?) Australia, 1890-1925

Pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1925

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

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

1890-1920

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

Ceremonial hand pad

1890-1920

Ceremonial hand pad, made of compacted feathers, blood and hair, string used by Kurdaitcha, 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, Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial shoe made of feathers

1890-1920

Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe made from matted emu feathers blood and hair string knotted string uppers used in Kurdaitcha hunting ritual, 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 gum, used by Kurdaitcha, possibly made for tourists, Australasian, 1890-1920

Ceremonial hand pad made of compacted feathers

1890-1920