| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1702 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Necklace |
| Culture |
Rio Grande Pueblo (probably Kewa [Santo Domingo] Pueblo) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
unknown |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1940-1960 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Shell: Red abalone (Haliotis rufescens); String; Metal: Silver |
| Description |
Short single strand necklace comprising rectangular abalone shell disc beads of various sizes alternating with pairs of thick round abalone shell disc beads, all strung on 3 strands of rust-colored string; All beads have a red-colored exterior cortex; Ends of necklace use only round disc beads and are attached to hook and eye clasp, handmade from heavy gauge silver wire; Necklace is unsigned. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.9, Length = ca. 20.5 |