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Object Number 985-27-10/59089
Display Title Navajo necklace. 1 strand of shell beads w/ larger pieces of shell, turquoise be
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo necklace. 1 strand of shell beads w/ larger pieces of shell, turquoise beads, bone(?), jet(?) and some blue and red glass beads. 34x5.4 cm.
Inventory Description Necklace, shell discoidal beads withspiny oyster, stone, turquoise and glass
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1985
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Apache County
Additional Geographic Terms Chinle Trading Post
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 9 x 2.5 cm (12 x 3 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59089/ 24378
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1923 - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1923 - 1985)

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