Culture/People

probably Southwest (attributed)

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Object Name

Necklace

Media/Materials

Shell/shells, cotton twine/string

Techniques

Ground, drilled, strung

Dimensions

34 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Place

Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created

1900-1950

Collection History

Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/6771

Barcode

256771.000

See related items

Southwest

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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