Ilongot Copper Tribal Necklace

Teeth-shaped pendants swing from a rusty chain with red and white beads between them.

This tribal copper necklace is Ilongot, from Baguio, Philippines, and is contemporary. Copper is a soft, workable metal that can be hammered or drawn into wire and has long been used for ornaments in many parts of Southeast Asia. Curved length of dark metal chain hangs a fringe of short wire-wrapped drops. Each carries a pale, flat, tooth-like pendant, with small red and white glass beads strung above, against a black backdrop.

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