Lock of Hair in Wood. c. 1860. Bedfordshire, England. Donated by C.F. Tebbutt, ex Folklore Collection. MAA Z 45367.
People with malaria or rheumatism used to nail pieces of their toenail or strands of their hair to particular trees in the hope of a cure. Here, illness and cure are here related to bodily essences, rather than specific organs or limbs.
