- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet. 1 of 3 pellets, of 'medicine' yellow in colour and block like in shape. For a child who is in learning to talk. For the other pellets see 1985.54.2735 .1 -.3 [ASh [OPS move] 21/11/2017]
- 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 Mineral
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 18 mm, Length: max 15 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.54.2735.1 Other numbers: A 110749 31
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