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Object Number
986-28-10/59672B
Display Title
Necklace, dble. strand silver beads interspaced by cowrie shell turtles
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace, double strand silver beads interspaced by 12 turtles formed of cowrie
Inventory Description
Necklace, dble. strand silver beads interspaced by cowrie shell turtles
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Calavza
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Stone, Shell, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 8.3 cm (17 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-28-10/59672B / Set / N-32 / MLLSK / Y0846420
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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