Hand designs

Museum number:
9-11085a-nn
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210911085a@2dnn
Alternate number:
37 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
July 1969
Materials:
Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
these are designs for decorating the hands anytime, but esp. on festival or marriage days, etc.; crushed henna leaves are mixed w/ water to make paste; this applied on hand with a matchstick to make a design;
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 18 centimeters and length 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 2 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 3 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 4 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 5 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 6 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 7 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 8 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 9 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 10 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 11 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 12 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 13 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 14 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 15 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 16 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 17 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 18 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 19 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 20 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 21 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 22 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 23 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 24 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 25 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 26 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 27 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.Hearst Museum object 28 of 28 titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hand designs, accession number 9-11085a-nn, described as Hand designs in henna and paint on paper; each: 28 cm. length; 18 cm. width.

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