DepartmentHispano
Prison Art Necklace
NameNecklace
Artist
Sammy Vigil
CultureHispano
Place madeNew Mexico State Penetentiary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCigarette papers, string, plastic
Dimensions14 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (35.5 × 6 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Rebecca Mitchell, A.2013.34.1
Object numberA.2013.34.1
DescriptionSmall cross-shaped, red and black cross-hatched pendant with cream-colored sections with camel heads in each corner. In the center is a picture of a young girl with a plastic cover. Paper braids of various colors form the chain part.Sammy Vigil
c. 1920