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Object Number
986-28-10/59727
Display Title
Necklace, handmade silver chain with turq. pendants in decorative settings
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace, choker of silver links with 5 tenabo spiderweb turquoise stones set in a pendant, surrounded by twisted wire, set in bezel with silver leaves, made by Cora vanDever, "WCV" on back. Length: 50.5 cm.; pendant: 4.3 x 2.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Necklace, handmade silver chain with turq. pendants in decorative settings
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Cora van Dever
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 2.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"WCV" on back; 59727 / VNX / Tenabo / WCV
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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