Collar or Headband
DateMid-19th century
Place madeLa Frontera Region, Chile, South America
MediumLeather, metal (silver)
Dimensions2 1/4 × 16 15/16 in. (5.7 × 43 cm)
ClassificationsAdornment
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of General and Mrs. Barksdale Hamlett, A.1975.9.2
Object numberA.1975.9.2
DescriptionStitched by hand with paving of tiny silver half beads. These are plain raised half-circles with 2 holes in each to allow them to be sewn on. At left and right, square open areas were left, with beads sewn on in x shape. A buttonhole is sewn at the proper right, and a silver coin at the left as a button closure.On View
Not on viewCollections
Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)
ca. 1900
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded