Rachel's String
notes: label: Description
content: According to Hebrew tradition, Rachel, the wife of Jacob, died giving birth to Benjamin, and was buried on the road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem. A red string wound seven times around Rachel’s tomb, is endowed with mystical powers, evoking the element of protection from the universe. A piece of sanctified Red String worn on one’s left wrist provides a vital connection to these protective energies.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-05014
label: catalog number
content: M-05014
label: accession number
content: 161371
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Amulet
label: Object Name
content: amulet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, as stored: 1/2 in x 4 in x 6 in; 1.27 cm x 10.16 cm x 15.24 cm