Squash Blossom Necklace

Artist John Gordon Leak

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by John Gordon Leak

Date1955

Mediumsilver, jet, turquoise

Dimensions16 3/8 × 3 7/8 in. (41.6 × 9.8 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. D. T. Beals

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Object numberPC1969.9.14

DescriptionA silver Zuni necklace secured with a hook and loop clasp, featuring two strands of silver ball beads merging into one at the yoke. Along both sides of the necklace frame, twelve jet medallions inlaid with turquoise Rainbow Man motifs are spaced between silver beads. The centerpiece is a crescent-shaped (naja) pendant composed of of six jet medallions inlaid with Rainbow Man motifs on either side of a larger jet medallion with a rain cloud motif.

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