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Belt, consisting of ring of coiled string made of human hair, mounted on cardboard, from Australia, 1880-1920

Belt made from human hair, Australia, 1880-1920

1880-1920

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair with pair of decorated shell ornaments attached, used by Australian Aboriginal people, 1881-1920

Black belt made from roll of twisted strands of human hair, Australian Aboriginal, 1881-1920

1881-1920

Tsantsa (shrunken head) with long hair, said to be that of Tibi, a chief of the "Antipas" (Huambisa or Aguaruna), Peru

Tsantsa (shrunken head), Peru

before 1933

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

Carved wooden doll highly stylized female figure, long column shaped body, hair is real, carried on the back of a girl to show she is ready for marriage, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Africa, 1880-1925

Carved wooden doll, Bissagos Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Africa, c. 1880-1925.

1880-1925

Native imitation shrunken head of gourd and human hair, Ecuadorian, 1850-1935

Imitation shrunken head

1850-1930

Necklace made of human hair and shells, from Australia, 1870-1920

Necklace made of human hair and shells, Australia, 1870-1920

1870-1920

Piece of pearl shell, leaf shaped with human hair cord attached with gum, used to press back gums during tooth-avulsion operation, from Sunday Island, Victoria, Australia, 1881-1920

Piece of pearl shell

1881-1920

Bull roarer, made of wood with loop of human hair, decorated with painted blue pattern, slightly worn eaten, from Katherine River district, Australia, 1871-1925

Bull roarer

1871-1925

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers, blood, fibre and hair cord, used by kurdaitcha, made by Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1890-1920

Ceremonial left shoe made of compacted feathers

1890-1920

Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre, amuletic, from North West Australia, 1880-1920

Mourning ornament consisting of human hair wrapped in clay and fat and covered with red ochre

1880-1920

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

Black pubic-cover of strands of human hair, associated with circumcision ceremonies of Arrernte people (Arunta), Central Australia, 1881-1920

Black pubic-cover of strands of human hair

1881-1920

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

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Shrunken head with long hair, by Jivano tribe, Ecuador

Shrunken head with long hair

before 1935

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

Amuletic mourning ornament(?), consisting of bird shape made of kangaroo teeth and human hair covered with red ochre, from North West Australia, 1880-1920

Amuletic mourning ornament

1880-1920

Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair, made by Naga people of Assam, Indian, 1851-1920

Short pointed wooden staff with anthropomorphic carved head finial and decorated with human hair

1851-1920

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

Shrunken head with long hair, by Jivaro tribe, Ecuador

Shrunken head with long hair

before 1931

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

Bundle of plaited human hair, Peruvian, 800-1400

800-1400

Feathered wand, with stem band with human hair, used to represent human being in toternic ritual, coated with powdered lime, Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1890-1920

Feathered wand

1890-1920