Frida Kahlo Portrait Loom-Beaded Necklace

• Sixteen-strand construction
• Hand-loomed portrait panel
• Gemstone beads mixed with czech glass seed beads
• Loop closure
• Long silhouette

Each portrait panel is loomed and strung by hand, so slight variations in bead color and placement are natural from one necklace to the next.

Frida Kahlo's self-portraits — folk costume, saturated color, personal narrative — became one of Latin America's most recognized visual languages. Her profile is a frequent subject for artisans working in glass beads, embroidery and textiles from Mexico through Central America.

Loom beadwork builds an image the way a weaver follows a chart: bead by bead, row by row, until the panel reads almost like a woven photograph. The same logic sits behind the region's backstrap weaving — pattern is constructed one unit at a time rather than printed on.

Sixteen loose strands hang below the portrait. They echo the layered beaded collars long made across the region, where volume and movement are as much of the design as the color palette.

• Technique: Loom-woven seed beadwork

Lay it flat or hang it away from moisture and direct sunlight. Avoid pulling on individual strands so the beadwork stays secure.