- Object Name:
- Spice Container
- Artist/Maker:
- Ina Golub
- Bio:
- American, 1938-2015
- Title:
- Spice Container I
- Place Made:
- New Jersey, United States
- Date:
- 1995
- Medium:
- Glass beads and wire: woven
- Dimensions:
- 6 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (16.5 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
- Accession Number:
- 1996-74
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The conclusion of the Sabbath is marked by a special ceremony called Havdalah separating the holy day from the workday. Aromatic spices, often housed in beautiful containers, are part of the ritual. The object's tower-like form recalls traditional spice containers that are often architectural in design.
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