Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund / Function: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Sari, accession number 9-12967, described as Sari; black gauze silk with red border; pink tie-dye; materials/techniques: silk, tied-dyed; made by Muslim dyers.

Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 11-40750, described as staff; wood; incised squatting anthropomorphic figure in low relief at top, incised triangles in center; incised sawlike and curvilinear designs at base; carving is on both sides of staff

Hearst Museum object titled String, accession number 9-12933, described as A saffron-dyed, three-ply cotton string worn by some Hindu women to denote marriage. Native name: "mangal sutra". Sold by vendors of religious and ritual paraphernalia. Length 1 m.