Small necklace of pimento seeds

Made:
1901-1913

Small necklace of pimento seeds, amuletic, to protect against teething troubles, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, English, 1901-1913

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132588
Materials:
seeds, pimento, thread and tape
Measurements:
overall: 7 mm x 165 mm .006 kg
type:
necklace
credit:
Lovett, E.R.