protective charm; cross (ritual & belief: ritual apparatus)

Frontal view of front of Horniman Museum object no 33.225
Rear view of back of Horniman Museum object no 33.225
Frontal view of front of Horniman Museum object no 33.225 Rear view of back of Horniman Museum object no 33.225

St.Bridget's cross charm. Wooden cross with three smaller crosses on three arms. The centre of the four crosses is bound with rush to form a diamond pattern. The lower arm has two pieces of wood bound together with a plant fibre. Thread for suspension at the back in the middle of the largest cross.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
33.225i
Date
early 20th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 12 g; overall: 299 mm x 244 mm x 9 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; rush; plant fibre; thread
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Perspectives > Museums perspective - back wall
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