Use the above link to see the complete photo gallery of the charms.

The collection of Madagascar charms by Lars Vig.
These charms were collected by Lars Vig i the 1880s, when he stayed in Masinandraina. They were first displayed at the NMS Museum of Mission in Stavanger. A catalogue was written in 1896. By 1907 the charms were donated to the Ethnographical Museum at the University of Oslo (see "Charmes ...", page 14). Photos of the charms are displayed courtesy of the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo.

Samling av tryllemidler fra Madagaskar ved Lars Vig.
De fleste av tryllemidlene ble samlet inn før 1889 av Lars Vig som hadde sitt arbeid på Masinandraina. De ble utstilt på Misjonsmuseet i Stavanger. Det ble skrevet en katalog til samlingen i 1896. I 1907 ble samlingen gitt til Etnografisk Museum ved Universitetet i Oslo (se "Charmes ...", side 14). Fotografiene er velvilligst ulånt fra Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo.

Collections des charmes de Madagascar par Lars Vig.
Les charmes fut collectés dans les anneées 1880 par Lars Vig situé à Masinandraina. Ils étaient éxposés au Musée de la Mission à Stavanger. Un catalogue était écrit en 1896. En 1907 les charmes fut données au Musée d’Éthnograhpie Université d’Oslo (voir "Charmes ...", page 14). Les photographies sont montrés grâce au Kulturhistorisk museum [Musée de l’histoire de la civilisation], Universitetet i Oslo.

This is a presentation of selected photos of the charms collected by Lars Vig.  They correspond to the drawings in the book "Charmes ...", inserted between pages 18-19 (order of appearance beginning at page 18, from left to right). The photos are received from Kulturhistorisk Museum, Universitetet i Oslo (photographer: Mårten Teigen). For the purpose of showing more details the photos in this selection have been digitally edited by NMS Archives.