Naja pendant

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Date created: 1880-1885

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Collector: Douglas D. Graham, Non-Indian, 1849-1914
Previous owner: Douglas D. Graham, Non-Indian, 1849-1914
Donor: Evelyn B. Lent (Evelyn White Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Ward S. Lent), Non-Indian, 1890-1970; Heloise G. B. Oman (Heloise Graham Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Charles M. Oman), Non-Indian, 1885-1966; Mary F. B. Van Houten (Mary Franklin Brinckerhoff/Mrs. John M. Van Houten), Non-Indian, 1894-1964; Beatrice A. B. Young (Beatrice A. Brinckerhoff/Mrs. Alexander M. Young), Non-Indian, 1895-1973

Collection History: Collected by Douglas D. Graham (1849-1914), probably between the late 1870s and about 1906, when he was a trader and U.S. Indian Agent at Zuni, New Mexico; donated to MAI in 1960 by his nieces Evelyn Brinckerhoff Lent (Mrs. Ward S. Lent, 1890-1970), Heloise Graham Brinckerhoff Oman (Mrs. Charles M. Oman, 1885-1966), Beatrice Brinckerhoff Young (Mrs. Alexander M. Young, 1895-1973), and Mary Franklin Brinckerhoff Van Houten (Mrs. John M. Van Houten, 1894-1964).
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Place: Arizona, New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/8183
Barcode: 228183.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Naja pendant
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Cast, stamped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a3ca84fc-fd75-4c10-bed9-a0b34b8f3a3a

Record ID: NMAI_243213