DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Pendant

NamePendant

CultureNavajo

Date20th Century

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Place madeArizona, United States, North America

MediumSilver metal, turquoise

DimensionsWhole: 1 1/4 × 1/2 × 5/16 in. (3.2 × 1.2 × 0.75 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.2018.50.13

Object numberA.2018.50.13

ProvenanceFrom a late arriving 1980s Girard gift that was not accessioned with other Girard Foundation pieces; per P. Smutko Collections Committee Meeting, 4/17/2018.

DescriptionPendant. Silver loop attached to bead-shaped silver component which is stamped with lines. Oval shaped piece of turquoise in silver bezel.Bezel has traingle shaped indents. Turquoise is pierced by small metal dot near its point. Possibly for an earring.