Силянка

Silyanka necklace

2013

A silyanka necklace handmade with interwoven glass beads and white metal. Traditionally worn as a choker, it often complemented other jewelry pieces. It could also be worn as a hair piece. This necklace originated in Podilia.

This item was curated by Julia Kelley and Summer Pescinski in Humanities 440B(H): “That Belongs in a Museum!” Museums and the Ownership of Antiquities, a course taught by Professor Nicole Ruane at the University of New Hampshire, Spring 2023.

Original source: https://honchar.org.ua/collections/detail/3012

Registration number: KH-22464