Hand cross

Museum number:
5-8541
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050008541
Accession number:
Acc.2569
Description:
Handcross, wood, elongated carved out cross within closed rectangle, curl and dot motif, 17.5 cm. long.
Donor:
David Solomon and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Ethiopia; Addis Ababa (purch.)
Collector:
David Solomon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hand crosses
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
October 1969
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hand cross, accession number 5-8541, described as Handcross, wood, elongated carved out cross within closed rectangle, curl and dot motif, 17.5 cm. long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hand cross, accession number 5-8541, described as Handcross, wood, elongated carved out cross within closed rectangle, curl and dot motif, 17.5 cm. long.

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