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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Charm stones]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Highlands]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Charms were an integral part of Highland culture for centuries. There are a good variety of charms in the museum, covering everything from preventing nightmares, encouraging rain, and warding away evil spirits. Many were collected by the Victorian folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912). Two charms have been selected for the gallery. The first is the charm of deliverance, a small round tan coloured nut, sea bean, or piece of polished wood that has been bound with metal bands. It is labelled "The Virgin's Charm of Deliverance" and was a charm a midwife placed in the hand of women in childbirth. The other charm stone is known as a witches' stone. It was deposited on the pivot stone of a gate and prevented witches from entering the croft or house.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[objects,highlandlife]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:><![CDATA[05/04/2021]]></dcterms:>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[vanessa]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:extent><![CDATA[L 25 mm (charm of deliverance)  Circ  187 mm (witches stone)]]></dcterms:extent>
    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[Carmichael Collection]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Physical Object]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[73]]></dcterms:identifier>
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