Amulet, a small amount of brown incense, possibly composed of plant fibres or bark fibres. For a man who is possessed by a sheikh. [JC [OPS] 10/03/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet, a small amount of brown incense, possibly composed of plant fibres or bark fibres. For a man who is possessed by a sheikh. [JC [OPS] 10/03/2017]
Geographical reference: Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person: Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: 1931
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fibre, Material Bark Fibre Plant
Dimensions: Depth: max 10 mm largest piece, Width: max 18 mm largest piece, Length: max 25 mm largest piece
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.1113 Other numbers: A 110682 691

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