- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet; shell with alternate red and black spiral markings. The shell has a single perforation. Used as a charm for children to cure pain. [SB [OPS Move] 08/09/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Winifred Susan Blackman
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date
- Date collected
- 1929
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Shell, Process Perforated
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 13 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 19 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.1759 Other numbers: A 70298 R 29978
1985.54.1759
Amulet; shell with alternate red and black spiral markings. The shell has a single perforation. Used as a charm for children to cure pain. [SB [OPS Move] 08/09/2017]
1985.54.1759
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