Cascabeles Necklace (Collar con cascabeles)

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Cascabeles Necklace (Collar con cascabeles)

Mexico, circa 1940
Jewelry and Adornments; necklaces
Silver
1 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (3.81 × 41.28 × 17.15 cm)
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin in Memory of Fred and Stella Krieger (M.2013.4.17)
Not currently on public view

Label

The complex design of this necklace required the work of half a dozen craftsmen over several days. The tiny bells (cascabeles) recall those worn by Aztec dancers around their ankles.