- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, of an animal tooth. [ASh [OPS move] 22/08/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet, of an animal tooth. The tooth is a canine and appears to be that from a predator. Burnt like incense in a house which is haunted by 'afarit' (spirit). [ASh [OPS move] 22/08/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Date collected
- 1930
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Tooth
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 6 mm, Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 42 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.478 Other numbers: A 107563 R 40505 433
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