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Description: | The Lucky bean from Central Africa known for centuries as a mascot, money bringer, love charm. Mentioned by Bishop Colenso in his Zulu Dictionary as the "odolondoko,"mystic bean of the sun. 1'0
Lucky charm. Three beans (odolondoko) suspended from a necklace of possibly copper alloy and beads, mounted on the original card. Used as a mascot, money bringer and love charm.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3827 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bead bean lucky charms seed thread cardboard copper alloy Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-110999 | Go to resource |
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