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Triple Strand Necklace (Yotgai)

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Navajo
MEDIUM Shell, turquoise, string
DATES ca. 1800
DIMENSIONS 26 x 3/16 in. (66.0 x 0.5 cm)
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER 03.325.3736
CREDIT LINE Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The necklace is a triple strand of shell beads joined together with a single strand of small, flat, shell beads. All 3 strands are similar; each one has small, flat, shell beads strung together very closely. The beads are interspersed with single, carved, flat pieces of shell, stone or turquoise in a variety of geometric shapes.
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