rakhi rosette; string-type charm; gold ribbon with orange trim forms flower with seven petals; one side has center made of gold ribbon with orange trim, the other side has center of silver ribbon with orange, magenta, and green threads. 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
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:
height 4.5 centimeters, length 0.6 centimeters, and width 3.6 centimeters