Mole's foot amulet

Made:
1890-1910 in United Kingdom

Mole's foot, carried loose as a cure against cramp and toothache, from Downham, Norfolk, October 1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A79963
Materials:
skin, bone and hair
Measurements:
overall: 6 mm x 20 mm x 16 mm,
type:
amulet
credit:
Lovett collection