Ceremonial shoe made of feathers

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia

Ceremonial shoe made of feathers, compacted with blood, with upper of woven hair binding on sole, used by Kurdaitcha, Australia, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301075
Materials:
feathers, emu, blood and hair, human
type:
human remains and shoes
credit:
Wellcome Trust