Ribbon necklace with ten large blue glass beads threaded through

Ribbon necklace with ten large blue glass beads threaded

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Ribbon necklace with ten large blue glass beads threaded
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Ribbon necklace with ten large blue glass beads threaded through, triangular leather case attached to centre, to avert the evil eye, Palestine, 1900-1920

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657588
Materials:
cotton, ribbon, glass, beads and leather, case
Measurements:
necklace, doubled: length 610 mm
beads: diameter 19 mm
case: height 48 mm
case: length 86 mm
case: width 11 mm
type:
protective amulets