Three small bags created from blue and white ticking fabric, filled with mercury and nails and tied at the neck with string or yarn. Used in pow wowing, the bags were hung in cow stalls to protect from hexes. (Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
The sale catalog states that the bags were found in 1961 in a barn on Route 23 in Bareville, Lancaster County.
Paper Bag. "S. Clyde Weaver / East Petersburg / Lancaster County / Smoked Meats / Cheese / Home Office and Salesroom / 5253 Main St. East Petersburg, PA"