Ash twigs in blue silk bag

Made:
1871-1920
Ash twigs in blue silk bag, amuletic

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Ash twigs in blue silk bag, amuletic
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Ash twigs in blue silk bag, amuletic, protects against fits in children, Lovett collection, from South Devon, English, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659991
Materials:
twig (ash), bag, silk and velvet
Measurements:
overall: 14 mm x 75 mm x 94 mm, .005 kg
type:
twig