rakhi rosette; string-type charm; gold tinsel in shape of circle with flower motif at center; flower motif made of silver tinsel yarn and colorful threads dyed magenta, purple, orange, and blue. flower motif - one on each side of tinsel. black thread attached.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
before November 1970
Materials:
Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charms
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
Rakhi Purnima Festival - sisters tie charm around right wrist of their brothers, in act of veneration, affection, and respect. The act, and by extention, the festival is called raksha bhanda (to tie the rakhi)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 2.7 centimeters, length 0.6 centimeters, and height 3.5 centimeters