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A Sign upon your Hand arm bracelet
Tamar Paley (Israeli, born in 1991)
Israeli
2018
Medium/Technique
Silver, acrylic string, digitally printed parchment
Credit Line
Jestkalina H. Phillips Fund
Accession Number2018.2186
CollectionsJudaica
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
DescriptionArm bracelet. This work re-interprets the traditional Tefillin (a ritual object that is worn by men during morning prayers) from a feminine perspective. The silver shin initial of Shaddai, Almighty, usually appears on the black boxes of the Tefillin that go on the man’s arm and forehead.
InscriptionsThe text written in the parchment scroll refers to the commandment to wear Tefillin (phylacteries) from biblical verses (Deteuronomy, 6:8): “And you shall bind them as a sign upon your arm". These verses are repeated daily in the Shema` morning and evening prayer.
Provenance2018, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 26, 2018)
Copyright© Tamar Paley