DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Necklace with cross

NameNecklace

CultureZapotec

DatePost 1850

Place madeYalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal (silver), coral

Dimensions20 7/8 × 2 7/16 in. (53 × 6.2 cm)

Object numberFA.1975.1.196

DescriptionNecklace strung from coral and round silver beads interspersed with coins, flat plaques, pomegranate blossoms, birds, hands, crosses. Yalag cross pendent has heart center, with wings, and a smaller cross surmounted by a pomegranate blossom hanging from each arm and the foot. Coins dated from 1805 to 1847.