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Gold plated necklace, 'Rain Frog Dreams'

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Product ID: 81995

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Chain:

15.8" L

Pendant:

1.2" W x 1.1" L x 0.3" D

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Weight: 0.35 oz

22k gold plate and sterling silver

Signed by the artist

Ships from NOVICA Office in Mexico.

Gold plated necklace, 'Rain Frog Dreams'

Poised on a golden bar, a tree frog swings his silvery leg as he dreams of rainy summers. Albert Ickenroth crafts the fanciful figure in lustrous silver bathed in 22k gold and presents it on a silver chain.

Among the ancient Maya, frogs were harbingers of rain. When offerings were made to the rain god, four small boys were tied to each corner of the altar. Their job was to chirp like frogs to call the life-giving showers.

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Albert Ickenroth

"If you don't continue experimenting and learning something new, you might as well just go back to bed."

"Hello, I'm Albert Ickenroth. I was born in the Netherlands where I studied economics as well as art appreciation. I've always loved the great masters like Van Gogh and Rembrandt. In 1976 I took a vacation trip to Mexico and fell in love with the people, the music, plant life, wildlife and folklore of this beautiful country. And so I stayed.

"As fate would have it, I found work as a designer in a world-renowned papier maché workshop. There I taught techniques and procedures unknown in Mexico and developed new styles. After a few ...

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