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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-10939, described as banner, prayer; white cotton cloth with blockprint of prayer in black ink; cotton cloth; shows horse that carries luck and jewels; used for worship anytime by men and women; placed anywhere the wind blows - rooftops, mountains, temples, etcetera - in order to carry the prayer by wind. This item is associated with others in series 9-10935-39 - all flown together
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-10937, described as banner, prayer; blue cotton cloth with blockprint of prayer in black ink; cotton cloth; shows horse that carries luck and jewels; used for worship anytime by men and women; placed anywhere the wind blows - rooftops, mountains, temples, etcetera - in order to carry the prayer by wind. This item is associated with others in series 9-10935-39 - all flown together
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-10936, described as banner, prayer; green cotton cloth with blockprint of prayer in black ink; cotton cloth; shows horse that carries luck and jewels; used for worship anytime by men and women; placed anywhere the wind blows - rooftops, mountains, temples, etcetera - in order to carry the prayer by wind. This item is associated with others in series 9-10935-39 - all flown together
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-10938, described as banner, prayer; yellow cotton cloth with blockprint of prayer in black ink; cotton cloth; shows horse that carries luck and jewels; used for worship anytime by men and women; placed anywhere the wind blows - rooftops, mountains, temples, etcetera - in order to carry the prayer by wind. This item is associated with others in series 9-10935-39 - all flown together
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Banner, accession number 9-10935, described as banner, prayer; red cloth with blockprint of prayer in black ink; cotton cloth; shows horse that carries luck and jewels; used for worship anytime by men and women; placed anywhere the wind blows - rooftops, mountains, temples, etcetera - in order to carry the prayer by wind. This item is associated with others in series 9-10935-39 - all flown together
Hearst Museum object titled Book, accession number 9-12942, described as A manuscript made of rectangular strips of palm ("thali") leaf engraved with a stylus in an archaic Malayazhma script, bound between dark brown jackwood ("Artocarpus integrifolia") strips; pierced and secured by a cord. Native name and meaning: "thali ollai grantham" (palmetto leaf treatise). Width 4.3 cm, length 19 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Book, accession number 9-10831, described as book in manuscript form, religious; paper, red and black ink, paints, binding material; for religious purposes, prayer?; the paintings are in an Indian style and include the figure of the Lord Krishna in several; several pages are loose
Hearst Museum object titled Book, accession number 9-12940, described as A 19th century manuscript made of a rectangular strips of palm leaf engraved with a stylus, pierced in two places, bound between painted jackwood ("plav", Artocarpus integrifolia) boards (a red ground with black and yellow designs) and secured with a cord. Native Name and Meaning: "malaypalm thali ollai grantham" (palmetto leaf treatise). Relates to the Puranas, a body of Hindu myths and legends dating back as far as 1500 years. This type of script is an example of a book often used for writing Malayazhma, an archaic form of Malayalam, a language spoken in Kerala. The original cord would have been made of pineapple fiber. Width 12.5 cm, length 35.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Book, accession number 9-12941, described as A 19th century manuscript made of rectangular strips of palm ("thali") leaf engraved with a stylus in the archaic Malayazhma script; bound between dark brown jackwood ("plav", Artocarpus integrifolia) covers that have been pierced and secured with a cord. Native name and meaning: "thali ollai grantham" (palmetto leaf treatise). A book of Malayazhma grammar; this script has been out of use for some time and manuscripts of this type have not been produced since circa 1940. Width 8 cm, length 29.7 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Poster, accession number 9-11445, described as poster, propogating Planned Parenthood; red, yellow, and white; depicts the "ideal" Indian family: father, mother, and two children; large red triangle is symbol of movement;

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