| Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0006-0003 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Necklace |
| 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 |
Kenneth Aguilar |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 2010 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Shell: Red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) and oyster; Metal: Sterling silver; Commercial thread |
| Description |
5-strand necklace with each strand of equal length comprised of ±40 flat oval red abalone shell beads, with two small dark brown heishi beads spaced between adjacent abalone beads, all strung on white thread; Ends of strands are knotted together and concealed inside silver cones that are fitted with eye and clasp closure; Each silver cone is stamped with Kenneth Aguilar’s hallmark of 3 cloud symbols and the word “STERLING.†|
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 2.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = ca. 22.5 |