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Triple Strand Necklace (Yotgai)

Arts of the Americas

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CULTURE Navajo
MEDIUM Shell, turquoise, string
  • Place Collected: Red Rock, Arizona, United States
    • DATES ca. 1800
    DIMENSIONS 26 x 3/16 in. (66.0 x 0.5 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    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.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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