Pre-Colombian Relic Jewelry/Sculpture by Annette Nancarrow

Rare 1940s Annette Nancarrow handmade brass and Pre-Columbian clay relic broach pendent.


“In 1936, a talented, beautiful American artist ran away to Mexico City to escape a boring marriage, marry an exciting lover, and join the “big three” Mexican muralists—Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Siqueiros—in their exploration of socially conscious art. Annette Nancarrow lived in Mexico for fifty years, took many lovers, became friends with Frida Kahlo, married two more times, painted, designed jewelry, participated in creating a famous mural, “liberated” Pre-Columbian art from the government, and led an exciting social life with the glitterati of Mexico’s golden era.”

-Artist on the edge by Rosemary Carstens

- Mexico
- 300 BC - 200 AD
- From a Private New York Collection