DepartmentLatin America

Trapelacucha

NamePectoral, pendant / Necklace

CultureMapuche (Araucanian)

Date19th century

Place madeLa Frontera, Chile, South America

MediumSilver

Dimensions10 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (27 × 6.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, bequest of the Estate of Edith Page Skewes-Cox Estate, A.1974.19.3

Object numberA.1974.19.3

Collections

Beadwork

DescriptionChain of four hanging plaques interconnected by pairs of links ending in a "Mapuche" cross. The three lower plaques have incised cross figures on them. The "Mapuche" cross has a sun figure with cut out sun rays and center. Each bar of the cross has smaller hanging crosses; one on each of the horizontal bars, three on the lower bar and two smaller ones on the upper bar.