Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1503 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
Object Name | Necklace | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Cotton string | |
Description | Necklace comprising 2 strands that alternate barrel-shaped silver beads with groups of spherical silver beads; 16 spacer bars are stamped on edge with parallel diagonal lines and terminate in small round or oval turquoise stone in plain bezel mounted on silver back plate; Beads and spacer bars are strung on cotton string; Naja pendant is made from pair of tufa-cast bars soldered together, whose ends each terminate in teardrop-shaped turquoise stone in plain bezel; Slightly larger teardrop-shaped stone in plain bezel is pendant in center of naja; Necklace is unsigned. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 36.7 |