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Object Number
986-28-10/59706
Display Title
Necklace, 1 strand of tortoise shell & turq. heishi interspersed w/ fetishes
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace, 1 strand of tortoise shell & turquoise heishi interspersed by animals & birds of a variety of materials, each end has a small silver cone. 73 cm. (length).
Inventory Description
Necklace, 1 strand of tortoise shell and turq. heishi interspersed with fetishes
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Santo Domingo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Stone, Tortoiseshell, Shell, Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 38.5 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm (15 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-28-10/59706 / N-17
Provenance
Provenance
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
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