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Old-style tab necklace

Angelita (Angie) Reano Owen (Native American, born in 1946)
Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)
about 1993
Object Place: Santo Domingo, New Mexico, Southwest

Medium/Technique Shell, turquoise, other stones
Dimensions Overall: 48.3 x 8.9 x 1.3 cm (19 x 3 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2006.408
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionEight-strand necklace of white shell beads with flat "tabs" inlaid with turquoise and red stones.
ProvenanceSeptember 14, 1993, sold by the artist to Daphne Farago, Little Compton, RI and Palm Beach, FL; 2006, gift of Daphne Farago to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2006)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.