Necklace and Earrings
# 98.049 A. & B. Description:
Two piece-matching set. Navajo, silver & turquoise, needle point style. A. Necklace: Squash blossom-12 blossoms-6 on each side; each blossom set w/ a silver & turquoise, needle point butterfly; each butterfly has two twisted wire antennae which loop to connect w/ wings; at the tip of each needle point is a silver ball or dot; Naja is entirely covered w/ turquoise needle point stones; at the top-center sits another matching butterfly; squash blossoms sit on a double row of round, silver disc beads which comes together to form a single row just above top blossom; strung on silver mesh chain; hook & eye clasp.
B. Earrings: matching single butterfly; screw-on posts.
- Object: Necklace and Earrings
- Artist: Unknown
- Circa: mid 1900's
- Dimensions: 14-1/2" long
- Culture Area: Southwest
- Cultural Group: Zuni
- Cultural Context: Made for sale
- Donor: Dolores Thomasson
- Catalog #: 98.049