Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Necklace
Date: c. 1970
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Medium: olivella shell
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-237
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 material used is olivella shell. It appears that the bird carvings and the heishi beads are made from the same shell.
In Collection(s)
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