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von Rosen, Eric
Eric von Rosen
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Kap-Kairo-expeditionen
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1.3.0 2026-08-07 amulett Rådata 1262648 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museet SMVK-EM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/1262648 1912.06.0308 Enligt generalkatalogen: Amulett av Varanusskinn. Bäres som medel mot huvudvärk. "For headaches, the amulet Fig. 186 is considered particularly effective. It consists of a narrow strip of Varanus leather, which is sewn together into a tube, which is then wrapped around both ends by a small wooden stick. The amulet, which has a diameter of 3.4 cm., Was worn on the forehead, where it was held by a string, which was wrapped one turn around the head. Tying a string around the head as a remedy for headaches and fever is a very widespread custom in Africa. On pl. 9: fig. C is a sleepy woman from Rusisidalen depicted. She wears a string around her forehead to relieve the disease; the string can, although indistinctly, be discerned in the picture. The sick swamp woman on pl. 66 have used exactly the same remedy to cure the fever accompanying the headache. It is possible that this woman suffered from rheumatic liver. her finger joints were, as I have previously pointed out, considerably swollen from some gouty or rheumatic disease, which is also seen in the picture." (pp. 301-302, von Rosen, 1916, translated from Swedish)., According to the general catalog: Varanus leather amulet. Carried as a remedy for headaches., En del av föremålen är frysta i fri låda. [[Textil]], Rhodesia-Kongo-Expeditionens utställning, Rosen, Eric von (1916). Träskfolket: svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionens etnografiska forskningsresultat. Stockholm: Bonnier, Nordrhodesia, Rhodesia, Zambia, Bangveloträsket, Svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionen (1911-1912) Insamlad Rosen, Eric von Brukad Twa Ursprung Afrika, Zambia, Northern Province, Bangweulusjön Utställd Konstakademien, Stockholm Rhodesia-Kongo-Expeditionens utställning image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1333435/1912.06.0308.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1333434/1912.06.0308.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Etnografiska museet, Stockholm Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1333447/1912.06.0308_alt.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1333446/1912.06.0308_alt.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Etnografiska museet, Stockholm Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1068961 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/fotografi/25104490 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/exhibition/1434234 https://kulturnav.org/3d8a20bd-2a0a-43b7-bbc4-74dc2377ac59 http://libris.kb.se/bib/1657844 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1181582 http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7857394 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/html/1262648 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/xml/1262648 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/objekt/rdf/1262648
Beskrivning
Enligt generalkatalogen: Amulett av Varanusskinn. Bäres som medel mot huvudvärk.
Publicerad text, engelska
"For headaches, the amulet Fig. 186 is considered particularly effective. It consists of a narrow strip of Varanus leather, which is sewn together into a tube, which is then wrapped around both ends by a small wooden stick. The amulet, which has a diameter of 3.4 cm., Was worn on the forehead, where it was held by a string, which was wrapped one turn around the head. Tying a string around the head as a remedy for headaches and fever is a very widespread custom in Africa. On pl. 9: fig. C is a sleepy woman from Rusisidalen depicted. She wears a string around her forehead to relieve the disease; the string can, although indistinctly, be discerned in the picture. The sick swamp woman on pl. 66 have used exactly the same remedy to cure the fever accompanying the headache. It is possible that this woman suffered from rheumatic liver. her finger joints were, as I have previously pointed out, considerably swollen from some gouty or rheumatic disease, which is also seen in the picture." (pp. 301-302, von Rosen, 1916, translated from Swedish).
Beskrivning / engelska
According to the general catalog: Varanus leather amulet. Carried as a remedy for headaches.
Anmärkning
En del av föremålen är frysta i fri låda. [[Textil]]
Utställning / tidigare
Rhodesia-Kongo-Expeditionens utställning
Referens, publicerad i
Rosen, Eric von (1916). Träskfolket: svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionens etnografiska forskningsresultat. Stockholm: Bonnier
Geografiskt namn / annat
Nordrhodesia
Rhodesia
Land / engelska
Zambia
Bangveloträsket
Händelse / var närvarande vid
Svenska Rhodesia-Kongo-expeditionen (1911-1912)
Materialkategori
läder-skinn-päls
Material
varanskinn
Diameter
Sakord
amulett
Sakord, engelska
amulet
Inventarienummer
Insamlad
Rosen, Eric von
Förvärvad
Brukad
Ursprung
Afrika
Northern Province
Bangweulusjön
Utställd
Konstakademien, Stockholm
Etnografiska museet, Stockholm
Statens museer för världskultur