Carrying ring

Museum number:
9-10965
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Alternate number:
299 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
ring, carrying, for water pots; cotton cloth, beads; 10.5 cm diameter.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan
Culture or time period:
Indian and Indian cultures
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.4 Transportation
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
used by women when carrying water; ring is placed on carrier's head, with pot over it; made by women, at home.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 10.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Carrying ring, accession number 9-10965, described as ring, carrying, for water pots; cotton cloth, beads; 10.5 cm diameter.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Carrying ring, accession number 9-10965, described as ring, carrying, for water pots; cotton cloth, beads; 10.5 cm diameter.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Carrying ring, accession number 9-10965, described as ring, carrying, for water pots; cotton cloth, beads; 10.5 cm diameter.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carrying ring, accession number 9-10965, described as ring, carrying, for water pots; cotton cloth, beads; 10.5 cm diameter.

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