Squash-blossom necklace

Date created
1964
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker
Raymond Warner, Diné (Navajo)
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 1964; 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
Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)
See related items
Diné (Navajo)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2141
Barcode
262141.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Squash-blossom necklace
Media/Materials
Silver, turquoise, metal jewelry findings
Techniques
Cast, hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, soldered, strung
Dimensions
35.0 x 8.2 x 1.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655637aa7-c484-4eb5-aec4-b9c1872447dc
Record ID
NMAI_278249