DepartmentLatin America
Pectoral Ornament
NamePectoral Ornament, Necklace
CultureMapuche (Auaucanian)
DateLate 19th to early 20th century
(not assigned)La Frontera, Chile, South America
MediumSilver
DimensionsLength: 12 3/16 in. (31 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of General and Mrs. Barksdale Hamlett, A.1975.9.7
Object numberA.1975.9.7
DescriptionFour flat plates linked with plain bands, t-shaped one at top. Large pendant below has engraved bordes & 6 disc danglers, also plain with same bordes.
Late 19th century
c. 1900
Late 19th century
19th Century
ca. 1920s