3788 – Circular Lump of Wax

Physical description:

Large block of beeswax in a circular shape.

Museum classification:

Cursing

Size:

20cm diameter, 5cm deep

Information:

With the accompanying text: West country witches use pure bees wax for poppet making, keeping a quantity such as this.  Presented by "Young Sarah" of Mary Tavy 1963.  Text by Cecil Williamson.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Beeswax wax

Copyright ownership:

MWM

With the accompanying text: West country witches use pure bees wax for poppet making, keeping a quantity such as this.  Presented by "Young Sarah" of Mary Tavy 1963.  Text by Cecil Williamson.