6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

Made:
1901-1909
6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag

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6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag
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6 dried moles feet in flowered silk bag, said to cure cramp or rheumatism, amuletic, from Lovett collection, Chichester, English, 1901-1909

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132540
Materials:
organic material and bag, silk
Measurements:
overall: 19 mm x 50 mm x 35 mm, .004 kg
type:
amulet and foot - animal component
credit:
Lovett, E.R.