Ash twigs kept in silk bag worn round the neck by children to cure fits

Ash twigs kept in silk bag worn round the neck by children to

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Ash twigs kept in silk bag worn round the neck by children to
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ash twigs kept in silk bag worn round the neck by children to cure fits, from South Devon, 1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132479
Materials:
wood, twig and ash and bag, silk
type:
twigs
credit:
Lovett, E.R.