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Necklace
Native American
about 1850–1900
Object Place: probably California, United States
Medium/Technique
Dentalium and glass beads
Dimensions
71.1 cm (28 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Louise C. Carpenter in memory of her parents, United States Senator Marcus A. and Mrs. Ethel Warren Coolidge
Accession Number1992.383
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionLong, thin white dentalium shells separated by various sizes of brightly colored glass beads.
ProvenanceAbout 1910/1920, purchased in the western United States by 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: September 23, 1992)