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)
Latin American Art
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.