355 – Sawfish snouts: Mermaid’s comb
- Physical description:
- 2 sawfish snouts, one with very spiky small teeth, one with broader teeth.
- Museum classification:
- Sea Witchcraft
- Size:
- 350mm
- Information:
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'A pair of saw fishes' snouts. Sea witches call these things "mermaids' combs" and use them to trace line patterns in the sand and so to mark out an area for casting down sea shells, stones and other things such as feathers and so from the position of their fall make predictions.'
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Bone
- Copyright ownership:
- Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'A pair of saw fishes' snouts. Sea witches call these things "mermaids' combs" and use them to trace line patterns in the sand and so to mark out an area for casting down sea shells, stones and other things such as feathers and so from the position of their fall make predictions.'