Abalone 11-Tab Necklace

Artist unidentified

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by unidentified

Dateca. 1950

Mediumabalone, cotton

DimensionsTabs, each: 1 × 5/8 in. (2.5 × 1.6 cm)
Cord: 34 in. (86.4 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige

Object numberPC2020.12.1

DescriptionEleven abalone pendants (iridescent white, blue, green, purple, black and brown) on s-twist, handspun cotton cord. The pendants have a drilled hole at the top and are tied and knotted along the length of the string, holding each into place. The 11 tabs are close together along one segment of the length of canvas. The center point abalone pendant is larger and in a triangular shape.

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