Hand cross

Museum number:
5-4632
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2078
Description:
Christian iron hand cross. Carried by priests; people bow and kiss him cross when meet priest.
Donor:
Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Culture or time period:
Amhara
Collector:
Frederick C. Gamst
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hand crosses
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hand cross, accession number 5-4632, described as Christian iron hand cross. Carried by priests; people bow and kiss him cross when meet priest.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hand cross, accession number 5-4632, described as Christian iron hand cross. Carried by priests; people bow and kiss him cross when meet priest.

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