- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Written charm enclosed in cotton case, on cord sling. The rectangular case is constructed of woven textile with a red design printed. A small suspension loop of similar textile has been stitched to the top and a plaited cotton cord has been strung through it. The case is stitched closed with decorative textile straps. [MOBB [OPS move] 14/3/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Date collected
- 1931
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Stitched, Process Inscribed, Process Woven, Process Plaited, Process Tied, Process Printed
- Dimensions
- Height: max 8 mm, Width: max 61 mm, Length: max 335 mm including cord, approx
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.1329 Other numbers: A 110335 375
1985.54.1329
Amulet. Written charm enclosed in cotton case, on cord sling. The rectangular case is constructed of woven textile with a red design printed. A small suspension loop of similar textile has been stitched to the top and a plaited cotton cord has been strung through it. The case is stitched closed with decorative textile straps. [MOBB [OPS move] 14/3/2017]
1985.54.1329
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