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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: before 1953
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1963.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.S832
Not on view
DescriptionFifty-eight silver graduated globular beads; seven wrought silver squash blossoms on each side -- each squash blossom has a round turquoise set; naja, elaborate wrought silver stamped and embossed, surmounted by scroll and turquoise set; silver hook fastener.
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 turquoise. One of the turquoise sets is missing (at the top on the proper left side). The bezels are very shallow, which may explain the missing turquoise set (it may have fallen out). The naja shows good stamp work.
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