Pair of ceremonial shoes

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia

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

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A32383
Materials:
emu, blood, gum and human
type:
human remains, human hair and shoes
credit:
Wellcome Trust