Rush cross
- Made:
- 1900-1930
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Rush cross, St. Bridget's Cross, three pointed construction, cut by children on St. Bridget's eve and hung over doors and beds to bring good luck, Maghera, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1900-1930
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A659723
- Materials:
- rush
- Measurements:
-
length 173 mm
width 120 mm
thickness 15 mm
- type:
- crosses
- credit:
- Andrews, E.
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