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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 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 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

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

Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe, made of matted emu feathers, blood, hair cord and knitted string, part of kurdaitcha hunting ritual, Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia, 1880-1920

Kurdaitcha sandal/shoe

1880-1920

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

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 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

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

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

Wooden spider with quill legs, black, with painted design in white and red, used by Arrernte people (Arunta) in initiation rites, from Central Australia, 1890-1925

Wooden spider with quill legs

1890-1925

Pair of ceremonial shoes, made of compacted feathers gum and blood, with uppers of woven human hair, used by kurdaitcha, Arrernte people, North West Australia, 1890-1920

Pair of ceremonial shoes

1890-1920

Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat, egg shaped in profile, used as a remedial charm and serves as an ornament, Arrernte people (Arunta), Central Australia, 1880-1920

Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat

1880-1920

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

Feathered wand, with 2 cross-pieces, stem and cross pieces bound with human hair string, used to represent human being in totemic ritual, coated with powdered lime, Arrernte people (Arunta), central Australia 1890-1920

Feathered wand

1890-1920

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

Circumcision knife with flint blade attached to wooden handle by resinous concretion

1850-1920

Large pearl shell pendant flat

1880-1920

Knife with pointed stone blade and solidified gum handle

1850-1920

Circumcision knife

1850-1920

Pearl shell pendant

1880-1920