Glass and metal beads, linen, cotton batting, parchmentexpand_more
Gift of Fred M.B. Amramexpand_more 2004.126.1
Traditionally, a mezuzah is affixed to a door frame in a home or public building. However, this beaded mezuzah is intended to be worn as a necklace. In following the commandment, "And you shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates" the artist chose to interpret the body as a doorway to the soul, worthy of a mezuzah of its own.
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