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Santeria ritual necklace for San Rafael Grande or Ilye
Santeria ritual necklace for San Rafael Grande or Ilye
Santeria ritual necklace for San Rafael Grande or Ilye
DepartmentLatin America

Santeria ritual necklace for San Rafael Grande or Ilye

NameNecklace
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date1952
Place madeHavana, Cuba, Caribbean
MediumGlass, plastic, string
Dimensions16 15/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (43.1 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.2017.50.7
Object numberA.2017.50.7
DescriptionSingle strand necklace made of dark green translucent beads, divided by 11 groups formed of one blue bead flanked by sets of three yellow beads.