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Yemaya initiation necklace
Yemaya initiation necklace
Yemaya initiation necklace
DepartmentLatin America

Yemaya initiation necklace

NameNecklace
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 1952
Place madeHavana, La Habana, Cuba, Caribbean
MediumGlass beads, plastic, string
Dimensions29 1/2 × 10 1/4 × 13/16 in. (75 × 26 × 2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Nathaniel Tarn, A.2017.50.29
Object numberA.2017.50.29
DescriptionLong necklace mainly composed of blue and clear glass beads with red beads as accents, and larger blue and clear beads dividing groupings of strands of smaller beads. Three clusters of beads hang from each side, with a larger grouping pendant from the bottom.