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Collections: Arts of the Americas: Triple Strand Necklace (Yotgai)

Triple Strand Necklace (Yotgai)

Culture: Navajo, Native American
Medium: Shell, turquoise, string
Place Excavated: Red Rock, Arizona, USA
Dates: ca. 1800
Dimensions: 26 x 3/16 in. (66.0 x 0.5 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 03.325.3736
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Catalogue Description: The necklace is a triple strand of shell beads joined together with a single strand of small, flat, shell beads. All 3 strands are similar; each one has small, flat, shell beads strung together very closely. The beads are interspersed with single, carved, flat pieces of shell, stone or turquoise in a variety of geometric shapes.