Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Seller:

Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (Louis H. Brittin/L.H. Brittin), Non-Indian, 1877-1952  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace

Media/Materials:

Shell beads, cordage

Techniques:

Strung

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Arizona, New Mexico; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lewis Hotchkiss Brittin (1877-1952, a noted collector of books and Indian arts and founder of Northwest Airlines); purchased by George Heye from L.H. Brittin in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8706

Barcode:

008706.000

See related items:

Diné (Navajo)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4567b80-1677-4487-a794-92020b215eb7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_8921