St. Bridget's rush cross
- Made:
- 1900-1930
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St. Bridget's rush cross, star-shaped, hung over doors and beds for good luck every St. Bridget's eve, Maghera, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1900-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659720
- Materials:
- rush
- Measurements:
-
length 150 mm
width 140 mm
thickness 8 mm
- type:
- crosses
- credit:
- Andrews, E.
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