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Kurdaitcha
Kurdaitcha (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual "executioner" in Australian Aboriginal culture (specifically the term comes from the Arrernte people). The word is also used by Europeans to refer to the shoes worn by the Kurdaitcha, woven of feathers and human hair and treated with blood. The indigenous name for the shoes is ''interlinia'' in Northern Australia and ''intathurta'' in the South. Other spellings of Kurdaitcha are ''Cadiche'' and ''Kadaitcha''.
==Background==
Among traditional Indigenous Australians there is no such thing as a belief in natural death. All deaths are considered to be the result of evil spirits or spells, usually influenced by an enemy. Often, a dying person will whisper the name of the person they think caused their death. If the identity of the guilty person is not known, a "magic man" will watch for a sign, such as an animal burrow leading from the grave showing the direction of the home of the guilty party. This may take years but the identity is always eventually discovered. The elders of the mob that the deceased belonged to then hold a meeting to decide a suitable punishment. A Kurdaitcha may or may not be arranged to avenge them. The practice of Kurdaitcha had died out completely in Southern Australia by the 20th century although it was still carried out infrequently in the North.〔Baldwin Spencer & F.J. Gillen ''Native Tribes of Central Australia'' Cambridge University Press, (1899) 2010 Pg.476 - 477 ISBN 978-1-108-02044-2〕 The practice, in regard to bone pointing by itself, does continue into modern times albeit very rarely.
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