- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Small cowrie shell, one of three. Used for burns on palms of hands. For other shells see [1985.54.752 .1 & .2] [SB [OPS] 06/03/2017]
- 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 Cowrie Shell
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 7 mm, Width: max 11 mm, Length: max 13 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.752.3 Other numbers: A 107230 R 38331 86
1985.54.752.3
Amulet. Small cowrie shell, one of three. Used for burns on palms of hands. For other shells see [1985.54.752 .1 & .2] [SB [OPS] 06/03/2017]
1985.54.752.3
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