1166 – Poppets
- Physical description:
- 2 moulded wax poppets (hermaphrodite). (See also MWM no. 220.)
- Museum classification:
- Herbs and Healing
- Size:
- 150 x 50 x 15 mm
- Information:
Poppets (dolls) are commonly used for healing rather than cursing. This wax poppet is ideal for distant healing. A pin could be used to lance a boil or ointments could be rubbed on afflicted limbs. It is best to have the patient's permission before performing any type of healing magic on them. Not so for curses!
A visitor to the museum, Debbie Clark, who used to live in a house in Haddon Grove, Sale, Cheshire, says that they found two walnut shells in the chimney, bound with fine rag, and each containing a tiny wax figure.- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Wax
Poppets (dolls) are commonly used for healing rather than cursing. This wax poppet is ideal for distant healing. A pin could be used to lance a boil or ointments could be rubbed on afflicted limbs. It is best to have the patient's permission before performing any type of healing magic on them. Not so for curses!
A visitor to the museum, Debbie Clark, who used to live in a house in Haddon Grove, Sale, Cheshire, says that they found two walnut shells in the chimney, bound with fine rag, and each containing a tiny wax figure.