ORNAMENT

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

ORNAMENT

Entry/Object ID

387/7181

Description

HEART SHAPED/RAISED CARVING/STAMPED BACKGROUND

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/ISRAEL

Made/Created

Place

Region

Middle East

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Israel

Culture/Tribe

Jewish

Notes

No ethnographic affiliation in accession book; this was determined due to visual similarities to other items on Internet

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ORNAMENT

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This is likely a carved piece of olive wood that was sold as a souvenir in Jerusalem. The carvings were particularly popular in the late 19th, early 20th century (specfiically 1910-1920).