Treasures from dirt
Who needs an education and a job if you can just dig in the dirt? The income is more than great if you have the skills. For example, the dirt digger Nicola White found a real treasure that scared her pretty much.
Nicola was digging in the mud on the banks of the Thames
When the woman found it, she got scared at first and threw the thing away.
But it’s not for nothing that Nicola pays for a license to dig in the London dirt, so she pulled herself together. This business is not for weaklings, the work is hard, but profitable. Because in addition to the usual household garbage, the rich British land contains antiquities. The London Museum has already acquired about 90,000 artifacts from dirt diggers, and some cost thousands of pounds!
Treasures from Dirt
Previously, the poor part of the population was engaged in this, but today only privileged professionals can dig in the mud of the Thames. There are a number of important reasons for this, related to the work of the city port. The best time to search for valuable pieces is immediately after the beginning of low tide, when the water leaves, opening the shore. But you need to hurry, because the water can carry objects into the sea.
Professional dirt digger
Nicola used to work as an economist, but after she found and sold 200-year-old shards, she started digging in the dirt with might and main.
As for the mysterious statue, the woman took a few photos just in case, and then showed them to specialists. It was then that it turned out that these were Nkisi N’Kondi – tools of the shamans of the Congo, covered with dark legends. The statuette was made in the XIX century, it is wooden and miraculously preserved. Such an artifact can cost hundreds of thousands of euros!
Not such a terrible thing for this much money!
The most interesting thing is the hammered nails. They point to the actual use of the statue, it is not a souvenir, but an important thing.
Christian missionaries liked to destroy such things demonstratively as part of the fight against witchcraft, but some were brought to England to familiarize colleagues. Or maybe some sailor had brought the figure, who then threw it into the river. There are many versions, but Nicola White is no longer afraid. Now this Nkisi N’Kondi adorns her collection.
