Yad or Torah pointer used for over a century in Romania

Object | Accession Number: 2000.528.1

Geography: use: Tirgu-Mures (Romania)
Classification: Jewish Art and Symbolism
Category: Jewish ceremonial objects
Object Type: Torah pointers (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Jewish Community of Targu Mures

Physical Description: Yad, Torah pointer, composed of carved wood with painted details and fabric cord. The ends are shaped as pointing hand (finger broken off). Composed of different carved wood sections (one has free moving wooden ball) and painted with blue, white, gold and black paint (very worn). Green fabric cord attached to end carved link. Appears to be remains of painted black Hebrew letters
Dimensions: overall: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm)
Materials: overall : wood, paint, cloth
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The yad was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by the Jewish Community of Targu Mures.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2021-02-10 09:14:31
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