Necklace with Beads in the Shape of Jaguar Teeth
Unknown Artist
13th–16th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
H. 4 1/2 × W. 1 3/8 × D. 5 × L. 15 1/4 in. (11.4 × 3.5 × 12.7 × 38.7 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Gold|Jewelry
Culture
Mixtec (Ñudzavui)
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mariana and Ray Herrmann, Jill and Alan Rappaport, and Stephanie Bernheim Gifts, 2017
Accession Number
2017.675