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Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3207/13

Squash blossom necklace. Double strand of silver beads carries small squash blossom emblems made of thin metal, 10 to a side, each with a circle of bright blue or green turquoise at centre. At bottom hangs an openwork inverted silver crescent decorated with three similar circles of turquoise. Hook clasp at back.

  • Narrative

    The donor's mother purchased the necklace c. 1949, from Fred Wilson's Indian Trading Post store in Phoenix Arizona.

  • Type of Item necklace
  • Culture Navajo
  • Material metal, turquoise mineral, silver metal
  • Measurements height 36.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 1.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Sharon J. Proctor
  • Received from Sharon J. Proctor
  • Made in Arizona
  • Creation Date during 1949
  • Collection Date during 1949
  • Ownership Date before November 9, 2016
  • Acquisition Date on November 9, 2016
  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3207/0013

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