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Object Number 986-28-10/59730
Display Title Necklace, 2 strand silver beads w/ naja & 12 squash blossoms set with cerillas
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace, 2 strand silver beads with naja & 12 silver squash blossoms with bezel attachments set with green cerillas, naja set with 8 green stones, 1 strand of silver beads at each end, pre-1968. Length: 63.5 cm.; naja: 6.6 x 6.5 cm.
Inventory Description Necklace, 2 strand silver beads w/ naja and 12 squash blossoms set w/ cerillas
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Silver, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 6.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 986-28-10/59730 / VEOSX / NEYSK / Cerrillos / turq. / Y0846420 / N-56
Provenance
Collector Henry Ellicott Magill (1920-1980)
Donor Richard E. Allen (1983-1986)

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