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Necklace
Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
about 1910
Object Place: Santo Domingo Pueblo, Southwest, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Horn, ivory, bone, shell, and haliotis
Dimensions
74.3 cm (29.25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louise C. Carpenter in memory of her parents, United States Senator Marcus A. and Mrs. Ethel Warren Coolidge
Accession Number1991.957
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionThree strands of white cylindrically shaped clam shell interrupted by organically shaped green-toned turquoise and coral-toned haliotis. At neck, strands are wrapped with cotton threads.
Provenance1917, sold by the Fred Harvey Indian Building, Albuquerque, NM, to Marcus Allen Coolidge (b. 1865 - d. 1947) and Ethel Warren Coolidge (b. 1870 - d. 1955), Fitchburg, MA; by inheritance to their daughter, Louise Coolidge Carpenter (b. 1901 - d. 1995), Mendenhall, PA; 1991, year-end gift of Louise Coolidge Carpenter to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 1992)