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South American ➔ Beads (2)
Identifier:
163857Description:
Voodoo seed and nut necklaces or "Job's tears" that were used in Obeah Ceremonies . Two necklaces brown, white and gray in color."Beads-346 Haiti
Voodoo seed and nut necklace. His no. T.B. No. 9 - Used in Obeah Ceremonies.
Herman Rush
FIC
11-3-60"
Dimensions:
42" h ; 39" hCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Dr. Ruth HerrickRelated Entities:
Estate of Dr. Ruth Herrick (donor)Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum. Herman J. Rush (sold by)
Herman J. Rush was an artifact dealer in Belvidere, New Jersey. He also served as the secretary and treasure or the Leni-Lenape Indian Relic Collectors Association of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.