Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm

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Compass encased within a shell, good luck charm. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A compass encased within a cowrie shell, used as a good luck charm by soldiers during the First World War.

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