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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1706   CAS 0370-1706; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Navajo or Rio Grande Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Turquoise; Metal: Silver; String
Description Single strand necklace of dark green turquoise disc beads of slightly graduated sizes, all strung on 2 strands of waxed thread; String at one end of necklace is tied to small domed silver button that is stamped with series of straight lines that radiate out from its center; String at opposite end is tied into loop for fastening around button.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.7, Length = ca. 34.0