Cross pendant

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson), Non-Indian, 1809-1868; Josefa Jaramillo Carson (Mrs. Kit Carson/Mrs. Josephine Carson), Non-Indian, ca. 1829-1868; Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962; Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962

Collection History: Said to have been acquired from a Navajo silversmith by Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson, 1809-1868) and given to his wife Josefa Jaramillo Carson (1829-1868); formerly in the collection of Katherine Harvey (1892-1962, granddaughter of Fred Harvey of the Fred Harvey Company); bequeathed to MAI by Katherine Harvey.
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Place: New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Bad Acts, Bad Paper

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2425
Barcode: 232425.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Cross pendant
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise
Techniques: Bezel-set/stone-setting
Dimensions: 11.00 x 4.20 x 7.70 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69af2a9f8-fe0a-4e38-a9a8-92144572cbb6

Record ID: NMAI_247709