Elder tree twig
- Made:
- 1880-1930
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Elder tree twig, three splayed forks, fixed to fish baskets by fishermen to prevent fish being bewitched, Jersey, 1880-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A132440
- Materials:
- elder, twig
- Measurements:
-
overall: 10 mm x 153 mm x 83 mm, .004 kg
- type:
- protective amulets
- credit:
- Lovett, E.R.
