Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace

Artist Navajo Nation

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Navajo Nation

Dateca. 1925

Mediumsilver, turquoise

Dimensions12 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (32.1 × 7 × 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Dazzo Family

Terms

Object numberPC2003.74.4

DescriptionA double strand silver necklace featuring a crescent shape centerpiece (naja) with three pieces of turquoise, and fifteen blossoming beads along both sides of the necklace frame. Copper veins are apparent in two of the pieces of turquoise.

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