Pair of pointing bones, attached by twisted band of hair, used by Kurdaitcha of Kaitish tribe, Central Australia, 1870-1920
Pair of pointing bones, attached by twisted band of hair, used by the 'Kurdaitcha' (ritual killers) of the Kaitish tribe, Central Australia, 1870-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A158319
- type:
- human remains, human hair and pointing bones
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
