Animal Hauntings Case 2 Annotations

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Case 2 A series of objects made from animal bodies from the Clarke Charms collection, a collection of over 500 items gathered between 1890 and 1945 by local naturalist and folklorist William James Clarke, a founder member of the Scarborough Field Naturalists Society. For those who followed particular belief systems, certain animals or animal parts were thought to bring good luck or had healing properties. They would be carried, worn or eaten. Certain animals still hold powerful associations today, such as the Pangolin, whose scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and are one of the most trafficked animals in the world.


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