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Catalog Number

CAS 2010-0006-0009   CAS 2010-0006-0009; Pendant
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pendant
Culture Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Sandoval
Other Geographic Data Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
Maker's Name Lupita Calabaza
Date of Manufacture ca. 2010
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell; Turquoise; Metal: Sterling silver
Description Pendant fashioned from an oyster shell that is completely inlaid on exterior with rectangular pieces of turquoise, arranged in diagonally rows; Several silver channels separate some of the rows of turquoise; Twisted wire loop is threaded through small drilled hole at top of shell and attached to silver bale; “925” is stamped inside bale; Pendant is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.3, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 4.5