Squash Blossom Necklace

Attributed to Della Casa Appa (Zuni, 1889 - 1963)

Date1935-1950

MediumSilver and turquoise

DimensionsOverall: 15 inches (38.1 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Jedel Family Foundation

Object number2019.26

Markings"HTTTTT" scratched into the back of the pendant

On View

Not on view

Collections

North American Indian Art

Terms

DescriptionLarge-size silver and turquoise necklace with six "squash blossoms" on either side of the central crescent (naja) pendant.Provenance

Provenance

Purchased from Bruce Hartman, Prairie Village, KS by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

Published References

Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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