Fruit of the Cape Gooseberry, now dry, an amulet to keep illness from children. [El.B 05/12/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fruit of the Cape Gooseberry, now dry, an amulet to keep illness from children. [El.B 05/12/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Honshū Kansai Kyoto
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: by 1916
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fruit
Dimensions: Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 65 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.898 Other numbers: R 13004/ 1936

Search terms: Religion, Amulet

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