Black iridescent necklace centered on a gray background. It is composed of stacked tile beads. Its ends are finished with dangling black threads. It has a black shark tooth pendant with two jewels attached at its center. One jewel is clear and square in shape. The other, slightly blue, in an almond shape. The pendant is secured onto two different sections of the necklace as opposed to being attached end-to-end. This assembly creates two different lengthed, dangling sections on each side. The top of the necklace, also the section that rests on the nape, has a large black oblong bead. On the right side, a rectangle pendant is incorporated in the stacked tile beads creating a unique off-center detail.

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	We acquired this object.
2015	Work on this object began.
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It's Getting So Dark Necklace

This is a necklace. It was designed by Kadri Mälk. It is dated 2015. Its medium is pre-historic shark's tooth, faceted citrine and fluorite, jet, hematite, silver, black coral. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Mälk’s imagery evokes the deep past in our collective consciousness that connects us at a primal level. The title, It's Getting So Dark, adds an intriguing layer of meaning to the mystery to the piece.

It is credited Promised gift to the Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Earrings (Italy)
coral, gold.
Gift of the estate and in memory of Robert B. Noyes.
1946-50-22-a,b

Case (probably Netherlands), ca. 1750
shark skin, silver.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-118-a

Textile (USA)
cotton.
Gift of David Dutra.
1995-142-2

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 46.1 × 14 × 2.6 cm (18 1/8 in. × 5 1/2 in. × 1 in.)

It has the following markings

No marks

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/R36Bi/
Accession Number 7067.82.2016
Object ID 554917395