Amulet

Museum number:
9-11075
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
8J (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Amulet for evil eye, infant's; glass beads, wire; 4 cm diameter
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:
May 1969
Materials:
Glass (material) (glass beads strung on wire)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Worn all the time by babies as bracelet; protects against the evil eye; made by low caste Hindus & Muslims
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 9-11075, described as Amulet for evil eye, infant's; glass beads, wire; 4 cm diameterHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Amulet, accession number 9-11075, described as Amulet for evil eye, infant's; glass beads, wire; 4 cm diameter
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Amulet, accession number 9-11075, described as Amulet for evil eye, infant's; glass beads, wire; 4 cm diameter

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