Crosh Bollan
Date made: 19th century
Description: Crosh bollan. Triangular shaped bone with series of raised bumps on top surface. Throat bone from a Bollan Wrasse fish, kept and used originally by fishermen as a lucky charm to prevent drowning etc, later used as a general Manx good luck charm.
Measurements: overall: .5 x 2 x .5 cm
Materials: fish: bone
Object name: charm
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1960-0009/4