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Object Number
983-16-10/58656
Display Title
Necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace. Double strand alternating dentalia shell and glass beads in red, white, blue, jet; abalone pendant; string strung.
Inventory Description
Necklace, abalone pendant, 2 strands dentalia shells and glass beads
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1900
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Southwest?
Materials
Dentalium, Abalone, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 3.6 x 1.2 cm (14 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
983-16-10/58656
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ralph Lowell
(1907-1908)
Donor
Mrs. Ralph Lowell
(1983)
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