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necklace
Object Type
necklace
Museum number
2009,2004.1
Description
Steel necklace consisting of a flexible band with hooks at either end. Interspersed along the band are 19 steel representations of squash blossoms.
Producer name
Made by:
Pat Pruitt
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Laguna
Cultures/periods
American cultures and periods
Production date
2008
Production place
Made in:
New Mexico (state)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Jonathan C H King
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
, Santa Fe Indian Market
Materials
steel
Dimensions
Width:
1.00 - 2.20 centimetres
(of squash blossoms)
Circumference:
74 centimetres
Length:
5 centimetres
(of squash blossoms)
Bibliographic references
Carocci 2013 / Contemporary Native North American Art in the British Museum
Location
On display
(G26/dc16)
Exhibition history
2011 2 Mar-Present, BM Room 26; Gallery of North America, Case: "The Southwest"
Subjects
flower
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Pat Pruitt
Funder name
Funded by:
The Sosland Foundation
Acquisition date
2008
Acquisition notes
Presented by Estelle and Morton Sosland though the Sosland Foundation.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
2009,2004.1