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1. Altar cloth

Museum number:
9-5474
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object class:
Altar cloths and Dragons
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Collection date:
1909

2. Altarcloth

Museum number:
9-13089
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object class:
Altar cloths
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
width 103 centimeters and length 81 centimeters
Collector:
Daniel A. Damkroeger
Collection place:
China
Collection date:
ca. 1900-1902

3. Altar surround

Museum number:
9-15483
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan

4. Amulet

Museum number:
9-11395
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Collection date:
1969-1970

5. Amulet

Museum number:
9-11396
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:
depth 1 centimeters, length 2.5 centimeters, and width 2.5 centimeters
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Collection date:
1969-1970
Person depicted:
Hanuman (Hindu deity)

6. Apron

Museum number:
9-21306
Culture or time period:
Manchu people and Qing dynasty (1644–1912 AD)
Object class:
Aprons (main garments)
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Production date:
Manchu Dynasty
Dimensions:
Waistline width— width 61.5 centimeters and Bottom width— width 153 centimeters
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
Peking, Beijing province, China
Collection date:
1945

7. Apron

Museum number:
9-15570
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object class:
Aprons (protective wear) and Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Dimensions:
width 16 inches and length 24 inches
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan

8. Audience chain

Museum number:
9-21345
Culture or time period:
Manchu people and Qing dynasty (1644–1912 AD)
Object class:
Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Production date:
1644-1912
Dimensions:
length 117 centimeters
Collector:
Ilse Martin Fang
Collection place:
China
Collection date:
1945

9. Baby carrier

Museum number:
9-17981
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object class:
Baby carriers
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Dimensions:
length 472 centimeters and 73.4 centimeters
Collection place:
Guizhou province, Southwest China
Collection date:
Aug. 1987

10. Baby carrier

Museum number:
9-23673
Culture or time period:
Miao
Object class:
Baby carriers and Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Dimensions:
whole— height 55 centimeters, whole— depth 1 centimeters, and whole— width 51.5 centimeters
Collector:
Anne Connell Wilson
Collection place:
Kaili, Guizhou province, Southwest China
Collection date:
2004