Amuleto en Forma de Espada
date: label: Date made
content: 20th century
notes: label: Description
content: This 20th century protective amulet takes the form of a sword. Amulets like this are worn with the belief that they ward off evil, danger, or bad luck, and provide strength and reassurance to the wearer.
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Amuleto de protección del siglo XX en forma de espada. Estos amuletos se portan bajo la creencia de que previenen contra el mal, el peligro o la mala suerte y de que otorgan fortaleza y convicción a quien las lleva.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico
title: label: Title
content: Sword-shaped Amulet
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Religion
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.0325
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.0325
objectType: label: Object Name
content: amulet, sword
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood; paint; metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 cm x 9.5 cm x 38.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 15 3/16 in