Plated metal bodkin
- Made:
- 1850-1920
Plated metal bodkin, reputedly worn in the hair by women, used as a charm against the evil eye, from Sorrento, Italian, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A67477
- Materials:
- metal (plated)
- type:
- bodkin - hairpin