- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. String of slate stone discs. For the other associated objects see 1985.54.2931 .1 - .3 [ASh [OPS move] 29/11/2017]
- Long description
- Amulet. String of slate stone discs, each perforated in the centre and strung onto buff coloured string. Used to ensure conception. For the other associated objects see 1985.54.2931 .1 - .3 [ASh [OPS move] 29/11/2017]
- 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 Slate Stone, Material String, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Knotted
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 32 mm, Width: max 36 mm, Length: max 103 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2931.4 Other numbers: A 107888 R 36878 R 2522/ 1938 116
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