Necklace with false coin pendant

NameNecklace

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateMid- 20th Century

Place madeTehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumCopper, gold, glass

Dimensions11 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (29.25 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Rocio Honigman, A.2018.8.2

Object numberA.2018.8.2

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionThis necklace and pendant piece is comprised of gold plated copper and glass beads. The pendant has an overall heart shape ground with small metal details, and five white glass beads surrounding a false coin. The chain is comprised of the same gold plated copper with larger links that create an almost braided affect. The clasp is a metal tube with a pinchable metal wire running through it that creates the closure.