Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace
Artist
unidentified
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
unidentified
Dateca. 1935
Mediumsilver
Dimensions4 × 16 1/4 in. (10.2 × 41.3 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige
Object numberPC2010.5.58
DescriptionA silver squash blossom necklace with a naja centerpiece. There is no clasp assembly. The yoke is the necklace exposed canvas. At the break, alternating sizes of small silver beads begin until the frame where the beads alternate with squash blossom pieces. A large, crescent, horseshoe shaped pendant (naja) drops low below the strap.On View
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