Wooden cross wrapped with rushes

Made:
1900-1930
Wooden cross wrapped with rushes, St

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Wooden cross wrapped with rushes, St
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Wooden cross wrapped with rushes, St. Bridget's cross, traditional cruciform, hung over doors and beds to bring good luck, Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 1900-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659722
Materials:
wood and rush
type:
crosses
credit:
Andrews, E.