Stone marked with a black cross on both sides

Made:
1880-1930 in Lesotho
Stone marked with a black cross on both sides

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Stone marked with a black cross on both sides
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Stone marked with a black cross on both sides, known as a witchcraft stones, used as a protection against robbery, Basuto tribe, South Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657214
Materials:
stone
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Christol, F.