Necklace

Jewelry

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Necklace

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.66

Description

A long necklace made out of white dentalium shells and red glass beads.

Item Type

Necklace

Style

Native American

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Late 19th century, according to donor.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Native American

Notes

Tribe not specified, only region.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Necklace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jewelry

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Adornments

Nomenclature Class

Adornment

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

A 26

NH 41

Dimensions

Length

31 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken when lying flat.

Materials

Material

Beads, Bone

Material Notes

Beads are glass, dentalium shells are technically bone

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beatrice M. Guenther

Notes

Donor

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

The red beads are from the Mediterranean coast and are called "Cornaline de Aleppo." The dentalium shells are short - used for trade items. Circa latter part of 19th century. Unable to locate the donor, Beatrice M. Guenther in order to obtain more information. Above info given by Mr. Omar Conger, Fremont, Calif.