Stone charm

Made:
1900-1933
Stone charm, rounded pebble high in silicate content

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Stone charm, rounded pebble high in silicate content
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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