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Object Number
986-28-10/59721
Display Title
Sliver necklace w/ beads & squash blossoms, naja, all inlaid w/ turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace, 2 strand of silver beads interspersed by silver squash blossoms with needlepoint turquoise & silver attachments, needlepoint turquoise naja, "W. BEGAY" stamped on back. Length: 58 cm.; naja: 8 x 7.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Sliver necklace with beads and squash blossoms, naja, all inlaid with turquoise
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
W.M. Begay
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"W. BEGAY" stamped on back; 986-28-10/59721 / W. Begay / N-34 / GYLSK / Y0846420
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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