Native American Necklace

Jewelry

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Rocky Ford Museum

Name/Title

Native American Necklace

Entry/Object ID

2024.2.2

Description

Shell necklace with turquois chip inlays. Possibly Zuni or Navajo made. Shell is about 3" long with sterling silver beads for the necklace.

Item Type

Necklace

Style

Native American

Cataloged By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Acquisition

Accession

2024.2

Source or Donor

Ed Bryant

Acquisition Method

Gift

Jewelry Details

Method of Manufacture

Hand-fabricated

Gem

Turquoise

Beads

Material

silver

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Basin

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Zuni Pueblo, Navajo
Native American

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

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

February 17, 2025

Updated By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Update Date

February 2, 2026