Necklace with pendant

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Date created: 1967

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Kenneth Begay (KB), Diné (Navajo), 1913-1977
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1968; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Steamboat, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7446
Barcode: 257446.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace with pendant
Media/Materials: Silver, metal chain
Techniques: Hammered, overlaid
Dimensions: 76.8 x 6 x 0.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662ed8019-6b47-4f57-acba-7002dee427a3

Record ID: NMAI_273353