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Object Number
2000.23.51
Display Title
Shell "depression necklace" with shell and turquoise pendants
Descriptions
Object Description
"Depression necklace" composed of heishi shell and eleven large pendant shell elements overlaid with a matrix of turquoise chips and blcak rectangles, probably composed of bits of automobile battery casings
Inventory Description
Shell necklace with shell and turquoise discoidal beads with larger pendants.
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1949 ca.
Culture
- Zuni?
- Santo Domingo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
Sandoval County
/
<City>
/
Pueblo of Santo Domingo?; Pueblo of Zuni?
Dimensions
Overall: 55.88 x 2.7 x 1 cm (22 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.23.51; Cushman 81.27
Credit Line
Gift of Harriet C. Cushman
Provenance
Collector
Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
Donor
Estate of Harriet C. Cushman
(8/3/2000)
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