Squash-blossom necklace

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Date created: 1973

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Dottie T. Hardy, Diné (Navajo), 1916-1997
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Dottie T. Hardy, Diné (Navajo), 1916-1997

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist in 1974; 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: Albuquerque; Bernalillo County; New Mexico; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7477
Barcode: 257477.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Squash-blossom necklace
Media/Materials: Silver, mother-of-pearl, metal wire
Techniques: Hammered, cast, bezel-set/stone-setting, patinated, strung
Dimensions: 72.8 x 8.3 x 1.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6877f8128-b77d-4353-a238-dd5b7a31ebc4

Record ID: NMAI_273384