Skip to main content
Horse Necklace
Horse Necklace
Horse Necklace

Horse Necklace

Artist (1924 Zuni, New Mexico - 2002 Zuni, New Mexico)
Dateca. 1987
Mediumturquoise, Zuni stone, pipestone, slate, shell, coral, mother of pearl, silver, thread
Dimensions13 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (35.2 × 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Tony and Diane Davis
Object numberPC2018.32.1
DescriptionA single strand beaded necklace with mother of pearl fittings and a hook and eye clasp with a chain link extension. The necklace frame is composed of shell heishi and turquoise beads, and features eleven horse fetishes carved from various types of stone, five on each side of a turquoise horse centerpiece.
On View
Not on view
Disney Character Necklace
unidentified
ca. 1960
Bird Fetish Necklace
unidentified
1950
Inlaid Concha Belt
Buck Largo
1970s
Rainbow Man Necklace
Bowman Paywa
ca. 1950
Fetish Pot
Edna Leki
1979
Lone Ranger Concha Belt
Jay Silverheels
ca. 1960
Eagle Dancer Bolo Slide
Leo Poblano
ca. 1940
Necklace
unidentified
1920s
Floral Haircomb
Jennifer Sihvonen
1976
Multi-strand Santo Domingo Necklace
Pueblo Of Santo Domingo
1975