Squash Blossom Necklace
Artist
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
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.On View
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