DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Necklace, beaded collar

NameNecklace

CultureSaraguro

Date2013

Place madeSaraguro, Loja, Ecuador, South America

MediumGlass seed beads, nylon thread, cotton thread

DimensionsWidth is of band: 1 7/8 × 1/16 × 8 7/8 in. (4.7 × 0.2 × 22.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.58.2

Object numberFA.2013.58.2

DescriptionSmall collar necklace with several rows of rainbow colored, mostly clear glass beads. From outside and moving inward, the colors range from pale blue, silver, greens, black, red, orange, and yellow, then silver, blues and black,ending in silver. Braided white cotton tie at opening.