gilded
Palestine
20th Century
Source: Garcia Probert, Marcela A. "Twigs in the Tawfik Canaan Collection of Palestinian Amulets." In Amulets and Talismans in the Muslim World, edited by Ittai Weinryb, 253–270. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
Gold
Preparation Steps
Sprays of rue (Ruta graveolens) are sometimes gilded and put on the head of brides. This application is associated with apotropaic qualities and moments of life transition such as marriage or child delivery (p. 262).
Original Recipe Text
Sprays of rue (Ruta graveolens) are sometimes gilded and put on the head of brides. This application is associated with apotropaic qualities and moments of life transition such as marriage or child delivery (p. 262).
Evidence
"Sometimes the sprays are gilded and put on the head of brides."
Remarks
The use of gilded rue sprays was documented in Jerusalem by Lydia Einsler. The gilding functions as part of a larger system of 'eye-catchers' designed to deviate the focus of the evil eye (p. 261-262).
Scientific Analysis
Chemical CompositionAu
Analytical Techniques
ethnographic research
fieldwork notes
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
ColorGold
RegionPalestine
Approx. Year1950
Source Information
AuthorGarcia Probert, Marcela A. "Twigs in the Tawfik Canaan Collection of Palestinian Amulets." In Amulets and Talismans in the Muslim World, edited by Ittai Weinryb, 253–270. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
CollectionJerusalem
Language
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