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Beaded Bird Necklace
Beaded Bird Necklace
Beaded Bird Necklace

Beaded Bird Necklace

Artist Leekya
Dateca. 1940
Mediumsilver, travertine, jet, turquoise, coral, abalone shell, spiny oyster, white clam shell, cotton cordage
Dimensions16 1/2 × 9 × 1 in. (41.9 × 22.9 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. D. T. Beals
Object numberPC1969.9.3
DescriptionNecklace with birds of different colors, shapes and sizes. Includes birds, disk beads, a carved squash blossom, and a carved bead in the shape of a Navajo silver repousse bead.
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