Ritual object in form of swing; wood, tinned brass; 21 cm length; 18 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Brass (alloy) (tinned brass) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used by women (mostly) for worship; image of deity (usually the child from of Lord Krishna - "Bal Krishna") is placed in swing; swing is swung as if there were a child in it. Made by men.