Necklace associated with the Boa Morte sisterhood of Cachoeira
date: label: Date
content: 19th - 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A 42-inch long gold-colored chain link necklace with no clasp. All of the links are approximately the same size and are slightly concave in shape. Each link has a visible soldered seam. The links are arranged in an alternating pattern of patterned links and plain links. The patterned links are decorated with hammered dots. The patterns vary between randomly spaced large dots, symmetrical rows of dots, or dots fully covering the link. The necklace is lightweight, possibly brass.
place: label: Place used
content: Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Catholicism
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.210.3
objectType: label: Type
content: necklaces
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 20 × 3 × 5/8 in. (50.8 × 7.6 × 1.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L: 42 in. (106.7 cm)