Pendant

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Date created: AD 900-1200 (Pueblo II to III period)

Culture/People: probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Chaco (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been found by a Diné (Navajo) person at Pueblo Bonito; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) circa 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Pueblo Bonito ruins, Chaco Canyon National Historical Park; San Juan County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Chaco (archaeological); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/1615
Barcode: 071615.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Pendant
Media/Materials: Spondylus shell/shells, turquoise, jet/lignite
Techniques: Cut, mosaic inlay, perforated, glued
Dimensions: 17.9 x 18.2 x 2.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws676cc8498-4c00-4cda-a463-b6d97373b887

Record ID: NMAI_77165