DepartmentLatin America

Bracelet

NameBracelet

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1940s

Place madeMexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal (silver), stone (green onyx)

Dimensions7 1/2 × 1 × 11/16 in. (19 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman, A.2010.84.1

Object numberA.2010.84.1

DescriptionHinged silver bracelet with curved silver bars attached to rectangular green onyx "pillows" with silver stripes. Alternating with each set of onyx and silver bars is an onyx face carved in simple, pre-Columbian style. Fastens with a slide in clasp that clicks into place.