Square shaped cloth amulet with triangular side flaps

Made:
1880-1920
SMG00167055

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Square shaped cloth amulet with triangular side flaps, stitched cotton design, amuletic against evil spirits, Persian, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666028
Materials:
cotton and silk
type:
protective amulets