Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West Ireland by the Gulf Stream

Made:
1890-1902
Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West

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Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West
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Seed of Eutada Scandans washed up on coast of North West Ireland by the Gulf Stream, 1902, used as a charm at child birth, possibly U.S.A. or Central America, 1890-1902

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132544
Materials:
seed
type:
therapeutic amulets
credit:
Lovett, E.R.