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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
- type:
- therapeutic amulets
- credit:
- Blackman
