Charm

Museum number:
9-10916
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
70 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
charm; wrist circlet of blue and black beads; diameter approx. 13 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
October 1969
Materials:
Glass (material)
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 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn on wrists by infants as protection against the evil eye; worn at all times. made by men, often Muslims.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 13 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 9-10916, described as charm; wrist circlet of blue and black beads; diameter approx. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 9-10916, described as charm; wrist circlet of blue and black beads; diameter approx. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 9-10916, described as charm; wrist circlet of blue and black beads; diameter approx. 13 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 9-10916, described as charm; wrist circlet of blue and black beads; diameter approx. 13 cm.

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