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Coconut charm to ward off evil spirits, Papua New Guinea, 18
LaKaKare charms from Papua New Guinea were often made from carved coconuts. The charms represented marine creatures – in this case a swordfish – or the heads of pigs. This charm has a swordfish jaw attached at the bottom. The hollow coconut would have been filled with substances believed to have magical powers. The fibre bag allowed travellers to carry the charm around their necks to ward off dang…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- amulet
- coconut
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- amulet
- coconut
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057641
Identifier
- L0057641
- Science Museum A160938
- vxx96d62
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:43:56.881Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:43:56.881Z