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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1505   CAS 0370-1505; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Date of Manufacture 1958
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Necklace comprising handmade silver link chain and seven tufa-cast triangular pendants, each with notched lower edge and 2 parallel horizontal recessed bars on a rough textured surface; Hallmark "Loloma" and "Sterling" are stamped on reverse of one of the pendants.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 15.0, Length = ca. 18.5