Necklace

Artist Dorothy Mattox

Artist Charles Mattox (1910 Bronson, Kansas - 1996 Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Dateca. 1960s

Mediumceramic potsherds, seeds, shell, string

Dimensions20 × 14 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (50.8 × 36.2 × 3.2 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Joseph Traugott

Object numberPC2016.48.10

DescriptionA necklace composed of shell heishi and found pieces of red and black Pueblo potsherds, connected by strings of beads made from seeds or pine cones. There are multiple strings of beads connecting multiple potsherds, giving the necklance a complex bib-like shape.

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