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Object Number
995-29-10/73127
Display Title
Silver sandcast figure pendant and chain
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo necklace from 1960s-1970s. Simple stylized silver sandcast figure of a quadruped reptile. Simple circles stamped for mouth and eyes. A rectangular protrusion is on the head. Chain is unusual, may be hand made.
7.4 cm high, 3.6 cm wide, .8 cm deep. Chain is 54 cm total length.
Inventory Description
Necklace, silver, insect figure pendant with arms and legs extended, flat
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1979
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 3.6 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Distance (Chain length): 54 x 0.8 x 3.6 x 7.4 cm (5/16 x 1 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73127
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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