Mother and Child
How societies and communities seek to protect the newly-born and their mothers, including the role of St Margaret of Antioch, patron saint of childbirth.
How societies and communities seek to protect the newly-born and their mothers, including the role of St Margaret of Antioch, patron saint of childbirth, and the use of protective omamori in Japan.
Neil MacGregor continues his series on the expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world and across time.
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Producer Paul Kobrak
Produced in partnership with the British Museum
Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.
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Neil MacGregor tells the stories of some of the key objects in the series.
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