Name/Title
Pendant with Stylized Anthropomorphic FaceEntry/Object ID
2025.1.402Description
Elongated oval pendant with a stylized human face modeled in relief on the front: one eye, a long angular nose, and horizontal browband and mouth bars, the recesses darkened (black) against a paler ground. The reverse is plain with two drilled suspension holes near the top for cord. Vertically oriented, tapering slightly at both ends. The style is not characteristically Cuban/Taíno.Item Type
PendantUse
Belonged to María A. Arús CaraballoContext
A wearable ornament with a stylized mask-like face, in a Pre-Columbian/Indigenous-revival craft idiom common in 20th-century Latin American artisan jewelry.Collection
María A. Arús Caraballo collection, The Cabrera Arús family collectionMade/Created
Notes
No date or maker's mark; revival/craft style not closely datable by eye.Jewelry Details
Beads
Material
CeramicShape
OvalCount
1Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
María A. Arús CaraballoNotes
ownerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, useResearch Notes
Notes
Style is Pre-Columbian-revival, not distinctively Cuban.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
July 2, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 2, 2026
