Necklace Slide
Artist
Ava Marie Coriz
(Kewa, 1948-2011)
Date2004-2005
Mediumbone, turquoise, coral, cowrie, fossil ivory, variscite, lapis, jet, and gold lip oyster
Dimensions1 1/16 × 1 × 3/4 in. (2.7 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige
Object numberPC2010.7.88
DescriptionA necklace slide, a style of pendant in which a chain or necklace slips through an open element on the back of the piece without the use of a visible bail. In this example by Kewa (Santo Domingo) jeweler Ava Marie “Cool-Ca-Ya” Coriz, the slide has been fashioned from bone, then adorned and sealed with alternating mosaics tiles of turquoise, coral, cowrie, fossil ivory, variscite, lapis, jet, and yellow-lip oyster shell.On View
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