- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. Animal dung, possibly that of a monkey. Used as a charm to dispel anger. [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 Animal Dung
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 21 mm, Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 37 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2938 Other numbers: A 70252 R 30100 350
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