A Santo Domingo depression necklace thought to date from the 1930s. In the 1920s and 1930s, when materials for making jewelry were scarce, this necklace was made not from natural minerals but from material rebuilt by melting down phonograph records of the time. This type of necklace is also commonly called a “battery bird necklace.” Dimensions: Length 60 cm (including clasp); bead diameter 0.6 cm Pendant section: height 5.6 cm; width 3.9 cm Stones: Turquoise, coral and a shellac mixture (black section) Artist: Unknown
