Amulet. Animal trapping, consisting of a string of glass beads terminating in woollen tassels. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet. Animal trapping, consisting of a string of glass beads terminating in woollen tassels. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]
Long description: Amulet. Animal trapping consisting of four strings of beads, china and glass, shapes various, blue (dark and light) green, white, brown and yellow. Fastened by a leather strap with a nickel buckle, united by a single bead from which hang 4 strings of similar but smaller beads terminating in dark pink woollen tassels. Used to keep evil eye off horses. [ASh [OPS move] 09/01/2018]
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 1928
Date collected: 1928
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Glass, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Bead, Material Nickel Metal, Process Strung, Process Knotted, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 90 mm, Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.54.3483 Other numbers: A 70183 R 30236 253