4219 – Beads and Carved Skull

Physical description:: Six faceted black glass beads, one of them broken, and a small skull carved from bone (?) with very fine detail, all strung on fine (and very soft) cord (natural wool or cotton).
Museum classification:: Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo
Information:: Part of the contents of the New Orleans Voodoo Box, MWM id no 4220.
Resource:: Object
Materials:: 110 x 30 x 8
Copyright ownership:: MWM

4281 – Wooden Cross

A simple handcrafted cross made from a reddish-coloured hardwood. There are various symbols incised shallowly on one side of the cross: groups of dots joined by lines, which could possibly have an astrological significance; and a pennant with vertical lines and a star. There is what appears to be the head of a very small nail driven into the underside of one of the arms of the cross.

4283 – Bottle Containing Powder

A short brown glass bottle containing a pale-coloured powder, and sealed with greyish wax.

4284 – Bottle Containing Cross

A short clear glass bottle, containing a clear liquid, and, resting on the bottom, a small cross hand carved out of wood, plus what may be a rusty pin. There is also some kind of greyish powdery deposit. The top of the bottle is sealed with reddish clay. The cross suggests that the liquid may be holy water. Alternatively it may be swamp water.