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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1615   CAS 0370-1615; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Vicinity of Kayenta
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Pueblo III: 1100-1300 CE
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Turquoise; Shale; Stone
Description Short necklace assembled from various beads collected from one or more prehistoric sites; Necklace includes predominantly dark brown heishi beads, as well as 6 flat turquoise tabular beads, several turquoise disc beads, and a number of red shale heishi beads; Beads are strung in recent time on white cotton thread.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 18.0