Eel skin amulet

Made:
1880-1940

Eel skin amulet, to ward off cramp, probably English, 1880-1940

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665594
Materials:
skin, eel
Measurements:
folded: length 180 mm
width 30 mm
type:
eel skin

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