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DepartmentTextiles-Latin America

Necklace

NameNecklace

CultureZapotec

(not assigned)México

Place madeSan Pedro Quiatoni, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumGlass beads

Dimensions9/16 × 10 5/8 in. (1.5 × 27 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.25

Object numberA.2015.19.25

Collections

Beadwork

DescriptionNecklace made of glass beads. Long green, blue, and white beads extend out with small, colorful beads inbetween. The longer beads hang at the center of the necklace and they get shorter as they get closer to each end.

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