Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Necklace
Date: before 1945
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Medium: shell | turquoise | cotton | metal
Credit Line: Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1945.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.S667
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The materials used in this necklace are white shell, turquoise, cotton string, and metal. The stone carving is made of a light green turquoise.
In Collection(s)
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