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Necklace

Object Number:78-12-8
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Navajo
Provenience: Southwest United States
Four Corners Area
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Maker: Tormalino, Joy
Period: Early 20th Century
Section:American
Materials:Turquoise
Length: 73.2 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Karen Myrin, 1978

Description

Composed of a single and double stranded globular beads, 10 blossoms set with large turquoises, silver foliated blossoms, and janaja with 9 turquoise stones. Signed "J.T." (Joy Tormalino). Ca. 1940

Identification by John Ollman, Janet Fleisher Gallery

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