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Smooth, polished dark green stone, cure for swollen, sore throat, obtained from Sudanese woman selling charms, purchased in Cairo, 1936, hence African, used, 1880(?)-1932(?)
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665859
- Materials:
- stone
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Blackman
