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Liv Blåvarp
Necklacedesigned 1991, this example made 2001

Not on view
Sculptural object made of lacquered slats in black, brick red, and marigold gold, fanned and twisted into a looping, pretzel-like form with a cylindrical tube at the crossing point
Close-up detail of a wooden instrument component, showing a smooth amber-yellow bar with dot-punched markings, black cord attachment, and red-grained bars visible above.
Artist or Maker
Liv Blåvarp
Norway, Furnes, born 1956
Title
Necklace
Place Made
Norway, Østre Toten
Date Made
designed 1991, this example made 2001
Medium
Birch, alkyd paint, brass, elastic cord
Dimensions
9 1/2 × 8 × 3 in. (24.13 × 20.32 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.29
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.