Armlets

Museum number:
9-11392a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
443 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
armlets; identical pair to be worn on each arm; silver; hammered and chased in a scroll-like leaf design; pin closure; Diameter - 10 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
1969-1970
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Armlets
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn by Bhil men and women; made by men.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 10 centimeters
Comment:
Exhibited: Artisans of India, 1973
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Armlets, accession number 9-11392a,b, described as armlets; identical pair to be worn on each arm; silver; hammered and chased in a scroll-like leaf design; pin closure; Diameter - 10 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Armlets, accession number 9-11392a,b, described as armlets; identical pair to be worn on each arm; silver; hammered and chased in a scroll-like leaf design; pin closure; Diameter - 10 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armlets, accession number 9-11392a,b, described as armlets; identical pair to be worn on each arm; silver; hammered and chased in a scroll-like leaf design; pin closure; Diameter - 10 cm.

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