Cross pendant

NamePendant

Place madeYalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal, glass

Dimensions5 1/8 × 2 7/16 × 9/16 in. (13 × 6.2 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.82

Object numberA.2015.19.82

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionMetal cross. At the center of the cross is a red glass bead with wings on either side. From both ends of the horizontal crossbar and from the bottom arm three pendants hang from squash blossoms. At the ends of the pendants there are ornate crosses with decorative cutouts.