DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Necklace

NameNecklace

Artist Artist unrecorded

Dateearly 20th-mid 20th Century

Place madeOaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumGold

Dimensions5 9/16 × 7 9/16 × 1/4 in. (14.2 × 19.2 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.137 MA

Object numberA.1955.1.137 MA

DescriptionLarge gold necklace made up of fourteen rounded rectangles strung on a very thin, delicate chain. The rectangles are rounded and in relief. Each rectangle has a smaller rectangle incised on it like frame, within which are incised four zig zag lines in a chevron pattern. Soldered to the bottom of each of the rectangles are three filigree decorative links. Each link is made of three adjacent teardrop shaped hoops, curving backwards so only the center one is parallel to the rectangle. Teardrop shaped hollow dangles hang from each of the central hoops (each rectangle has three dangles attached to it). The dangles have small slits at their rounded ends, giving them the appearance of bells.