11 – Office Affair Poppet Doll Curse

Physical description:

Naked doll poppet, with blonde hair, needles piercing the heart, and bound limbs.

Museum classification:

Curses

Size:

215x58x50

Information:

Original text by Cecil Williamson reads

The office affair, so often the cause of trouble, heading eventually to the local witch to put a stop to it. Two pins pierce the heart and breast of the blonde. The doll is naked, pointing to the temptation of her flesh. The ankles are firmly bound to keep her legs closed, need one say more. Yes, the wife won the day.

The name of the victim, Norma Keys is written on the poppet.  See Vogue article from 1963 photographed above and in the Museum Library. PH. The article identifies the location of the curse as Birmingham.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Moulded rubber, nylon, metal wire, and needles.

Copyright ownership:

MWM

Original text by Cecil Williamson reads

The office affair, so often the cause of trouble, heading eventually to the local witch to put a stop to it. Two pins pierce the heart and breast of the blonde. The doll is naked, pointing to the temptation of her flesh. The ankles are firmly bound to keep her legs closed, need one say more. Yes, the wife won the day.

The name of the victim, Norma Keys is written on the poppet.  See Vogue article from 1963 photographed above and in the Museum Library. PH. The article identifies the location of the curse as Birmingham.