pendant

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

pendant

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.52

Description

Molded clay pendant depicting the face of an Afro-descendant woman with deliberately exaggerated features. Hand-painted and suspended from a braided cord, the piece transforms a folkloric facial type into a wearable object. Its accentuated lips, eyelids, and headscarf signal both popular craftsmanship and the circulation of racialized visual tropes within vernacular and tourist markets.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

February 18, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

February 18, 2026