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  • Malayan black magic charm
  • Malayan black magic charm
  • Malayan black magic charm
  • Chinese charm to accelerate labour
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • A Coconut charm, New Ginuea
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm
  • Tibetan paper charm consisting of five figures. Watercolour, Tibet.
  • An ornate lucky charm in the form of a hand. Chromolithograph.
  • A postcard a lucky charm which is illustrated by a hunchback. Chromolithograph.
  • Malayan black magic (Ilmu Sihir) charm intended to curse its recipient with a fatal illness.
  • Bird: charm image designed to protect against eagles and birds of prey. Ink drawing, Tibet, 18--?.
  • An Indian drummer used as a good luck charm by soldiers during the First World War.
  • A black cat used as a good luck charm by soldiers during the First World War.
  • Scorpion-like creature, incorporating human faces: charm image designed to protect against demons. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
  • A mad dog in chains: charm image designed to protect against dog-bites. Ink drawing, Tibet, 1850/1910?.
  • A Chinese lucky charm in the form of warrior with sword. Coloured woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • A Chinese lucky charm decoration of man dressed in brightly colored robes. Colour woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • The hand of Fatima (daughter of Muhammad) surrounded by Islamic symbols and used as a good luck charm. Process print.
  • A Chinese lucky charm representing a man in a circle with Chinese lettering above. Hand tinted woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • A Chinese lucky charm decoration of man dressed in brightly colored robes with children at his feet. Colour woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • A Chinese lucky charm decoration of of a scholar with scrolls and with children at his feet. Colour woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • Shaman's charm of bone carved in Totemic British Columbia. North West Coast of America. Designs representing the Octopus and anthropoozomorphic bird. Abalone inlays in eyes. Hole pierced at top for pendant.