Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury

Made:
1870-1930 in France
Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury

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Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury
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Nut enclosed in skin which has contained mercury, worn as a cure or remedy, Bourges, Berry province, French, 1870-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666073
Materials:
nut, skin and string
type:
therapeutic amulets