Necklace

Museum number:
3-30127
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030030127
Accession number:
Acc.4681
Description:
Necklace; possibly silver, brass/silver balls, coins, red glass beads; diameter 21 cm; pendant coin; obverse profile of R. Carrera Fundador.. Guatemala; reverse, crest date 1888, three charms soldered, three charms suspended; length 5 cm. Coin (pendant) may be fake. Necklaces like this are worn and sold throughout Guatemala. They are made by Indian and Ladino populations. The silver balls are used for wedding necklaces. The red beads are imported.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
Materials:
Brass (alloy) and @silver and silver alloy
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Necklaces
Accession date:
April 19, 1996
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 3-30127, described as Necklace; possibly silver, brass/silver balls, coins, red glass beads; diameter 21 cm; pendant coin; obverse profile of R. Carrera Fundador.. Guatemala; reverse, crest date 1888, three charms soldered, three charms suspended; length 5 cm. Coin (pendant) may be fake. Necklaces like this are worn and sold throughout Guatemala. They are made by Indian and Ladino populations. The silver balls are used for wedding necklaces. The red beads are imported.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Necklace, accession number 3-30127, described as Necklace; possibly silver, brass/silver balls, coins, red glass beads; diameter 21 cm; pendant coin; obverse profile of R. Carrera Fundador.. Guatemala; reverse, crest date 1888, three charms soldered, three charms suspended; length 5 cm. Coin (pendant) may be fake. Necklaces like this are worn and sold throughout Guatemala. They are made by Indian and Ladino populations. The silver balls are used for wedding necklaces. The red beads are imported.

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