Mirror necklace

NameNecklace

Place madeTehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

MediumGold

Dimensions21 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (54 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.45

Object numberA.2015.19.45

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionNecklace of gold "espejitas," or mirrors joined together by short lengths of chain. A faceted gold bead is between every mirror. At the center front of the necklace is a pendant of dangling beads.

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