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Faith and Transformation: Votive Offerings and Amulets from the Alexander Girard Collection Mother's Day Hampton Sides gives us aAmulets are objects of supranormal potency that safeguard the wearer during critical periods of life passage and transformation. Ex votos, small metal objects often in the shapes of human figures or specific parts of the body, are presented as gifts to supernatural beings in thankful reciprocation for favors received. Drawing on examples from the Alexander Girard Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, this book describes the