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Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace
Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace

Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace

Namenecklace
DateUnknown
Mediumsilver, turquoise
Dimensionssquash blossom 3.8cm x 2.5cm x 0.6cm; hanging length 34.5cm; silver bead .7cm x .6cm; naja 8.5cm x 8cm.
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan
CultureNavajo
Object numberA2018-3-10
ClassificationsMay Collection
DescriptionHand fabricated; ten silver squash blossoms with green and blue turquoise cabochons, with gold, and brown matrices; naja has seven similar turquoise cabochons, all set in plain bezels, each surrounded by narrow twisted wire; solid, thin silver base soldered to two thin silver bands to form naja; single strands of graduated silver beads ending at hook and eye closure, double strands with silver beads and squash blossoms.

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