Tatav anthropomorphic protective charm (Tatay Ogon); tree branch; some bark removed; groove near one end; put in cradle to protect suckling from evil ghosts; length 6.5 inches
Donor:
Bela Gunda and Ethnological Institute, Debrecen Hungary
Collection place:
Bulgaria
Verbatim coll. place:
Bulgria; South-Dobrudža; village of Onoguv; Tatav people
Collector:
Bela Gunda
Collection date:
1961
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Comment:
Collector Director of Ethnological Institute of the University, Debrecen, Hungary.