Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Al Nez, Diné (Navajo), b. 1959  Search this

Previous owner:

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

IACB source:

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace with pendant

Media/Materials:

Gold, turquoise, coral

Techniques:

Sandcast, mosaic inlay, hammered, soldered

Dimensions:

15.4 x 2.8 x 0.8 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1985

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1985; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/6271

Barcode:

256271.000

See related items:

Diné (Navajo)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fe994718-ba90-4d33-a64f-2c2730c05f1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_272149