Ceremonial hand pad

Made:
1890-1920 in Australia

Ceremonial hand pad, made of compacted feathers, blood and hair, string used by Kurdaitcha, Australian, 1890-1920, for tourists possibly

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301077
Materials:
feathers, emu, hair, human and blood
type:
human remains, human hair and hand pad
credit:
Wellcome Trust