DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Crescent earrings
NameEarrings
Maker
Mr. Faustino Gonzalez Cordova
CultureMazahua
Date2019
Place madeSan Felipe del Progreso, Mexico, Mexico, North America
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 1/16 in. (4.5 × 3 × 0.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.5.3
Object numberFA.2020.5.3ab
ProvenanceMade by artist for sale at gallery Victor Artes Populares Mexicanas, purchased from gallery by curator.
DescriptionA pair of earrings with ear wires attached to a ball at each end. Drop consists of two crescents: a larger crescent contains a smaller one at its center. Silver is undecorated.
Artist Not Recorded
