Name/Title
Horn necklace with linked navette plaques and oval pendantEntry/Object ID
2025.25.21Description
A necklace built from a chain of elongated marquise/navette horn links — dark brown to near-black, polished, with some natural tonal variation — joined by white-metal jump rings. At the front, a large oval horn plaque (dark gray-brown with lengthwise striations and a beveled edge) hangs as a pendant, connected to the chain by horn navette links on each shoulder. Three small oval horn drops, slightly graduated and varied in tone, hang from the bottom edge of the oval plaque on jump rings. The necklace is a complete unit with an integral pendant.Item Type
NecklaceUse
Purchased and used by María T. Cornide for body adornment.Collection
María Teresa Cornide Hernández collectionMade/Created
Time Period
1980sPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
Artisanal/handmade work.Materials
Material
Animal HornMaterial Notes
MATERIALS: Animal horn (likely cattle or water-buffalo horn) for the links, pendant plaque, and drops; white-metal jump rings and connectors (silver or base metal, unmarked).
TECHNIQUES: Horn cut, shaped, polished, and pierced; chain assembled from individually linked horn plaques joined by formed metal jump rings; pendant and drops suspended by the same method.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Maria T. Cornide HernándezNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
purchaseRelated Entries
Notes
possibly from the same artisan/workshopCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
June 2, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 14, 2026