DepartmentLatin America
Necklace, Rosario with Virgin of Copacabana and Venetian glass beads
NameNecklace
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Datelate 19th century
Place collectedCuzco, Peru, South America
Probably madeCopacabana, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
MediumGlass trade beads, silver charms, coins, thread
Dimensions23 5/8 × 7 1/16 × 3/8 in. (60 × 18 × 1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.1
Object numberA.2020.25.1
ProvenanceDonor purchased in Cuzco, Peru ca. 1990.
DescriptionThis necklace consists of coral and glass beads with silver pieces strung on thread. There are 12 bell shaped milagros with small coins attached at the base of each bell with red thread. There are two small arrow shaped milagros on either side of the crucifix a t the bottom of the necklace. The crucifix is attached with a red thread, and has three small coins attached at termination of the cross points.Artist unrecorded
Late 19th century
Artist unrecorded
1960s
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
Mid-to-late 20th Century