Cocoon of butterfly or moth of Mimalo despecta used as amulet from Argentina

Made:
1830-1920
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Cocoon of butterfly or moth of Mimalo despecta used as amulet from Argentina, 1830-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A669849
Materials:
organic material
type:
cocoon