Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Necklace
Date: 1970s
Attributed to: Leekya Deyuse (1889 - 1966)
Attributed to: Sarah Leekya (1930 - 2017)
Dimensions:
80.5 cm (31 11/16 in.)
Medium: turquoise | coral | shell | ricolite
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-152
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 are turquoise, coral, shell, possibly ricolite (the light green stone), and an unknown dark green/black stone. There is a 2001 note by Kent McManis that indicates that the necklace may have been made by a member of the Leekya family. Mr. Seowtewa thought this necklace may have been made by Leekya Deyuse. Leekya Deyuse's children Francis and Bessie also made jewelry.
In Collection(s)
Bibliography:
Leekya
- Pg. 55
- Fig. Plate 20
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