- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. 1 of 2 cowrie shells, this the larger of the two. Used to cure spots & a rash. [ASh [OPS move] 03/11/2017]
- 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 10 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 23 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2324.1 Other numbers: A 110048 87
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