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Stone charm, London, England, c. 1801-1900

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1900

Amulet in the form of a tiny compass inset into a

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Carved wooden amulet or gopi board in human form,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1895

Three small amuletic cases probably once threaded

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Protective amulet in the form of a rectangular bea

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Hemispherical gourd bowl partly filled with earth

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Amuletic ring made from a penny

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1913

Wheel of fortune, possibly a copy, French, dated 1

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Animal tusk amulet crescentic, with fibre loop pro

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Painted figure of kneeling woman with child

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Sheath of buckskin worn by Sioux to prevent rheuma

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Rabbit's foot amulet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1860-1905

Pendant, figure of kneeling woman

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Pair of blue and clear coloured bead amulets, tria

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1930

Square leather amulet cse, attached to twisted lea

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Protective amulet, consisting of nickel (?) medall

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1891-1920

Protective amulet in form of snake

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1930

Silver crucifix, possibly with combined use as an amulet or cimaruta, probably Neopolitan, Italian, late 18th to early 19th centuries

Silver crucifix, possibly with combined use as an

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1771-1830

Stone, amuletic, Mexican, 1800-1930

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1930

Hemispherical gourd bowl containing objects includ

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Oval gilt metal token advertising Mercurial talisman against cholera produced by Pharmacie Speciale, Paris, French, 1825-1890

Metal token advertising Mercurial talisman against cholera

Wellcome Medals

1825-1890

Silver amulet, hollow, in the form of a hand holding a cock, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, Italian, possibly 18th century

Silver amulet, hollow, in the form of a hand holdi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Amulet, metal, gilt, reputedly worn by soldier of Sussex Regiment, in the form of a swastika, from Lovett collection, English, 1914-1918

Amulet reputedly worn by Sussex Regiment soldier

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1914-1918

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue, divived into 3 branches terminating in various amuletic emblems, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, marked,

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Ostrich egg bound with red and black leather strips, suppended from leather strap from which hangs a bead net, fringed with cowrie shells, protection against evil eye, Nigeria, 1890-1925

Ostrich egg bound with red and black leather strip

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1925

Amuletic rosary, wooden beads on silver chain with a steel heart and cross pendant, carried by a sailor against drowning, London, English, 1901-1930

Rosary, carried by a sailor as an amulet against drowning

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1930

Tooled leather amuletic case on twisted leather thong, square box (oblong in section) with cross-hatched tooled decoration on front

Tooled leather amuletic case, Sudanese, c. 1890-1920.

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1920

Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at end to form handle, to protect the plantation from a thief, Cameroon, 1890-1930

Lump of stone covered with palm fibre gathered at

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Square shaped cloth amulet with triangular side flaps, stitched cotton design, amuletic against evil spirits, Persian, 1880-1920

Square shaped cloth amulet with triangular side fl

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Amuletic thong belt with rings holding bells, teeth and nut at ends, said to protect against skin diseases, from Sudan, 1880-1925

Amuletic thong belt with rings holding bells, teet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Silver amulet, in the form of a hand making the manofica sign and holding a sprig of rue, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, possibly 18th century, Italian

Silver amulet, in the form of a hand making the ma

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin, with decorated shaft, with loop at 1 end and hand making manofica sign, worn as protection against the evil eye, Italian

Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin, with decor

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Silver amulet, in the form of a horn, loop broken off, worn as protection against the evil eye, Italian, possibly 18th century

Silver amulet, in the form of a horn, loop broken

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Silver gilt amulet, in form of a crescent moon with a face, worn as protection against the evil eye, Italian, possibly 18th century

Silver gilt amulet, in form of a crescent moon wit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin, decorated shaft with a loop at 1 end and a hand making manofica sign at other worn as protection against evil eye, Italian

Silver amulet, in the form of a bodkin, decorated

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Silver amulet, in the form of a hand holding a flower, with loop for suspension, worn to protect against the evil eye, Italian, probably 18th century

Silver amulet, in the form of a hand holding a flo

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue, divided into 4 branches, 1 bears a key, 1 a crescent moon and hand, 1 a bud and 1 a hand, with loop for suspension, worn as protection against the evil eye, possibly 18th century, Italian

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig of rue, divided into 6 branches, 1 plain, 3 bearing rue buds, and 2 bearing hands making manofica sign, Italian, possibly 18th century

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a sprig

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Small circular silver amuletic medal, with crucifixion on obverse, and serpent on cross on reverse, European, 1701 to 1900

Small circular silver amuletic medal, with crucifi

Wellcome Medals

1701-1900

White metal religious amuletic medallion, illustrating St. Benedict, Europe, 1650-1800

White metal religious amuletic medallion, illustra

Wellcome Medals

1650-1800

Pendant amulet in form of crossbow, white metal, inscribed "St. Sebastianus", European, 1801-1930

Pendant amulet in form of crossbow, white metal, i

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1930

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a branch of rue with the twigs terminating in various amuletic shapes, worn to protect against the evil eye, Italian, probably 18th century

Silver amulet or cimaruta, in the form of a branch

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1701-1800

Amulet, copper, cross, Belgian, 1917

Cross-shaped amulet

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1917

Circular gilt amuletic pendant with scene of crucifixion, German(?), 1701 to 1930

Circular gilt amuletic pendant with scene of cruci

Wellcome Medals

1701-1930

Aluminium medal to commemorate General Joffre, worn as a mascot by French soldiers, France, 1914-1915

Aluminium medal to commemorate General Joffre, wor

Wellcome Medals

1914-1915

Carved wooden figurine of kneeling woman holding a small child on one knee, other hand clutching her left breast, padded cloth neckband, made by medicine man to keep evil spirits away from pregnant women, Mayombe tribe, West Congo, 1880-1925

Carved wooden figurine of woman and child

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Cloth amulet, covered in bluish grey cloth, with metal blade or tail at one end, against scorpion, serpent bites, used by Mohammedans, Jerusalem, Palestine, 1880-1930

Cloth amulet to ward against bites and stings

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Amulet, in form of two small pieces of alum suspended on and partly enmeshed by beads threaded on cotton, from Smyrna, Turkish, 1910-1930

Amulet, in form of two small pieces of alum suspen

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1910-1930

Double-nut, found by a butcher's boy who was told that it was "good against tooth-ache", from Bignor Park, Pulborough, West Sussex, 1910-1924

Double-nut, found by a butcher's boy who was told

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1910-1924

Wolf's tooth, metal mounts at either end, originally formed part of necklace with R14461/ 1936, worn by a child to ward off convulsions, from Haute-Marne, France, 1871-1910

Wolf's tooth, metal mounts at either end, original

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1910