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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.

Necklace

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.

Necklace

Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1988.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1988-6-26
Not on view
DescriptionSilver and turquoise choker necklace with fifty-four handmade beads. Attached are seven round pendants with ten small turquoise stones cluster set in each pendant.
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 are silver and natural turquoise. The setting style used is cluster setting. The beads are handmade (the current catalog description is correct).
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