Silver bodkin reputedly worn in the hair by women
- Made:
- 1850-1920
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Silver bodkin reputedly worn in the hair by women, used as a charm against the Evil Eye, from Sorrento, Italian, 1850-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A67476
- Materials:
- silver
- type:
- bodkin - hairpin
