Piece of cord threaded with cork discs

Piece of cord threaded with cork discs

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Piece of cord threaded with cork discs
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Piece of cord threaded with cork discs, placed round necks of female cats to drain their milk, St. Germain, France, 1860-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666082
Materials:
cord and cork
Measurements:
doubled: length 113 mm
cork: diameter 23 mm
cork, max: thickness 11 mm
type:
necklace