- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Cowrie shell. Used to cure swellings on the sole of the feet. [ASh [OPS move] 30/08/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Cowrie Shell
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 11 mm, Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 19 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.1349 Other numbers: A 108097 R 37144 329
1985.54.1349
Amulet. Cowrie shell. Used to cure swellings on the sole of the feet. [ASh [OPS move] 30/08/2017]
1985.54.1349
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