Charm

Museum number:
9-17039
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3868
Description:
charm; brass plated hand (hamsa) with 6 excised circles, excised design and hold for suspension; 1.15.1 cm
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Israel
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 1983
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Charm, accession number 9-17039, described as charm; brass plated hand (hamsa) with 6 excised circles, excised design and hold for suspension; 1.15.1 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Charm, accession number 9-17039, described as charm; brass plated hand (hamsa) with 6 excised circles, excised design and hold for suspension; 1.15.1 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 9-17039, described as charm; brass plated hand (hamsa) with 6 excised circles, excised design and hold for suspension; 1.15.1 cm

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