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Top Row
(left to right) | |
| Divination
Ball - May have been used as a visual divination tool for scrying to develop
clear seeing, clairvoyance, & insight. A palm was placed on top of ball during
prayer or meditation to increase clear connection to the deity. Glass & fur.
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| Incubation
Flask - Unknown sea creature's former home, thought to have been found by
ancient wine merchants and stoppered with seeds to carry to the new world. Ceramic,
& cork. | Not
Available |
| Traveler's
Potion - These bottles probably contained memetos of ancestors who have passed
on & carried by ancient merchants. Thought to offer protection during their
travels. This one has some hair and a metal chain inside the stoppered bottle
with an unknow liquid. Glass, hair, metal. | |
| Fur
Pendulum: Most likely a pregnancy divination pendulum, used to predict pregnancies,
sex of the child, gestation outcomes, and paternity in early cultures. Glass,
fur, metal. | |
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Middle
Row | |
| Shaman's
Staff: Shamanic healing stick used to facilitate underworld journeys to the
lower world. Thought to be most powerful during the dark moon and used in conjunction
with a fire ceremony. Bone, coral, fur, sinew, hair & unknown materials. | Not
Available |
| Spirit
Talisman: Possibly an ancient protection device. One placed in the ground
at each of the four directions was though to ward off dangerous predators from
camp at night. Wood & hair. | Not
Available |
| Hair
Fetish: Of unknown origin but likely a fetish thought to carry the power of
the voudoun priest who fashioned this from the bones and hair of his enemies.
Bone, hair, wood. | |
| Spirit
Rattle: Ceramic rattle with mask most likely used for ceremonies of the passing
of the dead to the next world. Ceramic, cloth, claws, horsehair. | Not
Available |
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Bottom
Row | |
| Furchin
Dark - Consensus is that these were fertility charms were passed around among
young girls desiring to conceive a boy. Shell & fur. | Not
Available |
| Furchin
Light - Consensus is that these were fertility charms passed around
among young girls desiring to conceive a girl.Shell & fur. | For
Sale |
| Bird
Weight- Unknown use. Due to its heavy weight, this object is speculated to
be used in the weighing of gold and other precious metals before their transportation
to foreign lands. Ceramic & fur. | |
| Chrisalis
Pod - Seed pod with buds of the ancient Chrisalis bush. Seeds were planted
alongside crops to ensure a good harvest. Pods were dried, wrapped and preserved
with wax then placed by the bedside as an aphrodisiac. Unknown organic materials,
wax, string. | |
