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1985.52.236

Amulet, textile grey bag containing grass snake skin, attached to a multicoloured cotton cord. [RB 27/02/2012]

1985.52.236

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Collection type
Object
Description
Amulet, textile grey bag containing grass snake skin, attached to a multicoloured cotton cord. [RB 27/02/2012]
Geographical reference
Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Kazan
Cultural groups
Kazan Tatar
Person
Field collector Wissozki
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Snake Skin Reptile, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length x Width: max 278 x 46 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.52.236 Other numbers: 442 A 665572 R 14266/ 1936

Search terms: Religion, Animalia, Ornament, Bag, Amulet, Animal Part, Neck Ornament

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