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1949.8.3.1

Charm against headache made from pink string [.1] with wrapper containing amuletic inscription [.2]

1949.8.3.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Charm against headache made from pink string [.1] with wrapper containing amuletic inscription [.2]
Person
Field collector Lucy Margaret Eyre
PRM source Lucy Margaret Eyre
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1900
Date collected
1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/1949
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Brass Metal
Dimensions
Length: max 205 mm, Length: max 82 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1949.8.3.1 Accession number: 1949.8.3.2

Search terms: Religion, Ornament, Medicine, Amulet

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