Escapulario; a type of necklace or worn medallion; cotton yarn braided to make a loop and both ends connect to medallion made of cloth. Medallion has silver ink printed designs on both sides.

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Title Escapulario; a type of necklace or worn medallion; cotton yarn braided to make a loop and both ends connect to medallion made of cloth. Medallion has silver ink printed designs on both sides.
Source Donors Novoa Sanchez, Luis
Date 2009
Description Two color scanned images of an escapulario. This necklace is a gift from the donor's grandmother in 2010; A saint is on the main piece with the words 'Nora Senora de Talpa', from the town of Talpa; Lupe bought it in the town for Luis; the necklace is a reminder of Lupe for Luis and keeps her close to him.
Collection Peoples of Utah Revisited (POUR)
Identifier POUR24_0054_002
Contributing Institution UMFA and Artes de Mexico
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Subject Costume jewelry; Decorative arts; Grandmothers; Jewelry; Medallions (Decorative arts); Necklaces; Pendants (Jewelry); Saints; Talpa de Allende (Mexico)
Genre necklaces
Spatial Coverage Talpa De Allende Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico https://www.geonames.org/8582184/talpa-de-allende.html
Rights Management Utah Historical Society
Rights
Language spa
Type Image
Format application/pdf
Scanned By Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s6zwhqy2
Setname dha_pour
ID 2634935
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zwhqy2
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