Dried eel skin
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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LicenseDried eel skin, rolled up
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Dried eel skin, rolled up, was tied around the leg to prevent cramp, Lovett collection, from Suffolk, English, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666133
- Materials:
- skin
- Measurements:
-
folded: length 44 mm
folded: width 64 mm
folded: depth 14 mm
- type:
- amulet
