Carved ham amulet against the Evil Eye, in form of forearm and clenched fist holding a cross, from Bahia, Brazil, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A665882
- Materials:
- horn
- Measurements:
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overall: 21 mm x 129 mm x 20 mm, .013 kg
- type:
- amulet
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)