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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1707   CAS 0370-1707; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Bone; Metal: Silver
Description Long single strand necklace comprising 38 elongated tubular bone beads (tapered at both ends) alternating with 27 pair of silver spherical beads, all strung on commercial multi-strand nylon cord; Silver beads are omitted from upper portion of necklace; Ends of strand are knotted together to form continuous strand.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.8, Length = ca. 92.0