Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Thomas J. Singer (Tommy Singer), Diné (Navajo), 1938-2014  Search this

Previous owner:

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

IACB source:

Amerind Gallery  Search this

Object Name:

Squash-blossom necklace

Media/Materials:

Silver, turquoise, coral, metal wire

Techniques:

Hammered, cast, chip inlay, strung

Dimensions:

77 x 7.5 x 1.2 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1974

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Amerind Gallery (Washington, DC) in 1974; 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:

25/7475

Barcode:

257475.000

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Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6760f031b-f952-49ef-aa3d-9ea5c873ff26

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_273382