Bootlace threaded with corks

Made:
1871-1920
Bootlace threaded with corks

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Bootlace threaded with corks
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Bootlace threaded with corks, placed around the necks of female cats or bitches to drain away milk, Boving-sur-Gironde, France, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666083
Materials:
cord, lace and cork
type:
necklace