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Necklace
Native American, A:shiwi (Zuni)
1988
Medium/Technique
Pipestone (argillite), jet, and string
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 91.4cm (1 3/4 x 36in.)
Other (Pendant): 1.9 x 5.1 x 1.9cm (3/4 x 2 x 3/4in.)
Other (Pendant): 1.9 x 5.1 x 1.9cm (3/4 x 2 x 3/4in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Chaya and David Saity
Accession Number1999.221
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Necklaces and neck bands
DescriptionSixty-eight carvings of various animals in earth-red argillite are strung to form this necklace. The animals are birds, bear, buffalo, frogs, fish, and foxes, and their eyes are inlaid with black stone. The necklace section that rides on the back of the neck is bound with natural colored string.
ProvenancePurchased in the American Southwest by David Saity (dealer), New York; 1999, gift of David and Chaya Saity to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 1999)