Broach

Museum number:
9-10992
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090010992
Alternate number:
407 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
broach, ritual/ornamental; silver, gold wash, enamel, glass; 6 cm length; 2 cm width
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:
March 1970
Materials:
Glass (material) (glass beads), Gold (metal) (washed with gold, gold links), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Brooches
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
1) if empty, used anytime as ornament by women (less ornate for men, children) 2) if relic placed inside, amulet against evil eye hung by thread around neck made by men of goldsmith caste - sonar
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 6 centimeters and width 2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Broach, accession number 9-10992, described as broach, ritual/ornamental; silver, gold wash, enamel, glass; 6 cm length; 2 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Broach, accession number 9-10992, described as broach, ritual/ornamental; silver, gold wash, enamel, glass; 6 cm length; 2 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Broach, accession number 9-10992, described as broach, ritual/ornamental; silver, gold wash, enamel, glass; 6 cm length; 2 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Broach, accession number 9-10992, described as broach, ritual/ornamental; silver, gold wash, enamel, glass; 6 cm length; 2 cm width

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