Coiled length of eel skin strip

Coiled length of eel skin strip

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Coiled length of eel skin strip
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Coiled length of eel skin strip, worn round finger to ward off or cure cramp, probably English, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665589
Materials:
skin, eel
type:
eel skin