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Malayan black magic charm

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)

Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea

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Belief

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Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)

Belief

Images from the collections

Images about Belief

Works from the collections

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

Human skull with painted features and cowrie shell eyes. The hair is real. Said to have been used in rituals associated with ancestor worship. Papua New Guinea

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

Human skull inscribed with prayers for the deceased. Collected by Robert Baden Powell's Asante (Ghana) expedition 1895

A selection of four lead mortuary crosses, placed on the body of a plague victim, found on the site of the old Grey Friars Monastery, Newgate Street, Lonodn (replicas)

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