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for Pendant of silver overlay mounted on wood, on silver chain
Object Number
995-29-10/73077
Display Title
Pendant of silver overlay mounted on wood, on silver chain
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of a pendant on a silver handmade chain, from 1960s-1970s. The pendant is a circular overlay of four geometric elements mounted on a disk of wood framed in silver. Engraved roughly on reverse is "PS", one of the hallmarks of Phillip Sekaquaptewa, and it may be his work. Chain is composed of flat, long links, and may be hand made.
6.7 cm high, 5 cm wide, .8 cm deep; chain is 56 cm total length.
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Silver necklace, link chain with discoidal pendant, silver geometric overlay on
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1970s
Artist
Phillip Sekaquaptewa
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 5 x 0.8 cm (2 5/8 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Distance (Chain length): 56 x 0.8 x 5 x 6.7 cm (5/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73077
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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