St. Bridget's cross

Made:
1900-1930
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St. Bridget's cross, wooden cruciform structure bound with rushes, hung from doors and beds for good luck, Maghera, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659719
Materials:
wood and rush
Measurements:
length 150 mm
width 100 mm
thickness 14 mm
type:
crosses
credit:
Andrews, E.

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