- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Rosary of wooden beads and string with wooden crucifix. [El.B 13/08/2012]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- 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 Wood Plant, Material Bead, Material String, Process Carved, Process Strung
- Dimensions
- Width: max 19 mm, Length: max 568 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.2621
Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Bead, Amulet, Rosary, Religious Object, Cross
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