Tiny charms or amulets in the form of embroidered, stuffed rectangles or triangles of jamdani cotton.

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Amulets, 2016

This is a Amulets. It was designed by Christina Kim and produced by dosa, inc. and embroidered by Rajka Designs.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from dosa, inc. as part of Scraps.

It is dated 2016. Its medium is hand-spun, hand-woven brocaded cotton jamdani scraps, pieced and embroidered.

It is credited Courtesy of dosa inc..

Amulet: metal, probably silver alloy. Box 5.5 cm (2 1/8 in.) square, with cover having filigree and turquoise ornamentation including four triangular pieces at base, applied at each side of cover making overall dimension of cover an approximate square 6.5 cm. Hollow cylinders permit a cord with twelve beads (cord supplemented by neck ribbon) to suspend amulet from neck. Purpose of other cylinder, ornamented with twisted wire and conical ends, probably purely decorative.

Necklace with amulet Necklace, 19th century
silver alloy, turquoise, carnelian beads, fiber.
Gift of Frances Morris.
1951-111-95

Hanging ornament with a stuffed, beaded bird and an eight-pointed star that hang from a bead chain. Bird has seven beaded chains that dangle from it, four of which have a three-dimensional effect, the other three supporting the star underneath. The star has four chains hanging from it. The star and bird have a different beadwork pattern on each side.

Ornament (India), early 20th century
cotton, glass beads.
1972-81-18

Bangle, gold band, glass "gem" to repel the evil eye.

Bangle (India), 19th century
gold band, glass "gem".
Gift of Mrs. Max Farrand.
1953-143-7

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silver, gold.
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Regents Collections Acquisition and Monet Funds.
1996-107-2-a/c

Its dimensions are

H x W (each): 2.5 × 1.9 cm (1 in. × 3/4 in.); 42 pieces

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Scraps.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/DasRD/
Accession Number 87.2015.7-1/42
Object ID 420556703