Tzintzun (Hummingbird) necklace

NameNecklace

Maker Edith Albarran Duque (Mexican)

Maker Cesar Montes Rosales (Mexican)

CultureMichoacan

Date2018

Place madePatzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, North America

MediumSilver, simulated coral

Dimensions10 1/4 × 4 5/16 × 9/16 in. (26 × 11 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2019.10.2

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2019.10.2

ProvenancePurchased by curator directly from the artists at IFAm July 2018.

DescriptionThis necklace is comprised of a solid silver flower clasp, 21 floral chain pieces with coral inlay center, 12 pomegranate blossoms with coral beads, and three larger embellishments with an overall bud teardrop shape with silhouettes of hummingbirds on either side of the second flower chain piece.