Two split ash tree twigs in silk bag

Made:: 1880-1920 in England

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Two split ash tree twigs in silk bag, tied round an infant's neck to assist teething, from South Devon, England, 1880-1920

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A657584

Materials:: ash, twig and silk, bag

Measurements:: overall: 10 mm x 63 mm x 110 mm, .005 kg

type:: therapeutic amulets

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Two split ash tree twigs in silk bag

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