- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet; wolf tooth. [ASh [OPS move] 22/08/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet; wolf tooth. There are two long roots attached to the underside of the tooth. Used as a charm against fear. [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 8 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Length: max 26 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.489 Other numbers: A 107560 R 40502 430
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