DepartmentTextiles-Hispano
New Mexico Sunset
NameNecklace
Maker
Felipe Rivera
CultureHispanic
Date2011
Place madeAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumSilver, Mexican fire opal
Dimensions18 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/16 in. (48 × 6.3 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from the Robert and Margot Linton Endowment, A.2011.30.1
Object numberA.2011.30.1
DescriptionA necklace with a floral pendant on a linked chain. The pendant with 12 petals, 4 large petals in the shape of a cross with 2 smaller petals between. A Mexican fire opal set in the center.
ca.1937
