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  • 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.
  • An indian snake charmer charming a cobra held by his wife. Gouache drawing.
  • 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.
  • Snake charmer and family. Gouache drawing.
  • 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.
  • A snake charmer from Poonah, India. Watercolour, 1873.
  • The hand of Fatima (daughter of Muhammad) surrounded by Islamic symbols and used as a good luck charm. Process print.
  • Snake charmer with wife holding the snake. Gouache drawing.
  • Delhi: a snake charmer. Watercolour by an Indian painter.
  • A Chinese lucky charm representing a man in a circle with Chinese lettering above. Hand tinted woodcut by a Chinese artist.
  • A snake charmer with three snakes and attendant. Gouache drawing.
  • An Indian snake charmer. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A snake charmer. Gouache painting on mica, by an Indian 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.
  • A snake charmer's wife holding a small baby. Gouache painting on mica, by an Indian artist.
  • A snake charmer's wife holding a small baby. Gouache painting on mica, by an Indian artist.
  • An arrangement of different castes including snake charmer, brick-layer, basket-maker, potter and wives. Gouache drawing.
  • A female snake charmer plays the flute to rouse the snake. Gouache painting by an Indian 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.
  • A rosary, a medallion of St Benedict, a charm said to cause loss of eyesight, and hands showing lines and features to be interpreted by palmistry (including lines forecasting violent death); all illustrating 'superstition'. Engraving.
  • Haemanthus albiflos Jacq. Amaryllidaceae. Paintbrush plant. Distribution: South Africa. Used as a cough medicine and as a charm to ward off lightning (Pooley, 1998). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.