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1985.51.2

St. Bridget's cross of bent and tied dried grass bound around wood in the form of a cross. [SM 07/01/2011]


1985.51.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
St. Bridget's cross of bent and tied dried grass bound around wood in the form of a cross. [SM 07/01/2011]
Cultural groups
European
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Wood Plant, Process Bent, Process Tied, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Dried
Dimensions
Width: max 205 mm, Length: max 381 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.2 Other numbers: Z A 162643 AM C R 3650/ 1937 lot 214

Search terms: Religion, Amulet, Cross, Harvest-trophy