Stone charm, rounded pebble high in silicate content, used to cure loss of blood caused by black magic, purchased from Sudanese woman, Cairo, 1933, North African, hence dates of use 1900(?)-1933
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A666074
- Materials:
- stone
- Measurements:
-
length 54 mm
width 23 mm
thickness 12 mm
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Blackman