Amuletic necklace, consisting of band and cross of black ribbon, quilted with hair, said to protect against whooping cough, from Somerset, English, 1871-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665419
- Materials:
- padding, hair
- Measurements:
-
overall: 6 mm x 200 mm x 75 mm, .003 kg
- type:
- necklace, amulet, human hair and human remains
- credit:
- Bulleid, A.
