Wedding basket pendant
Artist
Marie Cowboy
(Navajo)
Datec. 2009
MediumGlass beads, leather/hide, wood, medallion has suede backing. Glass seed beads and cedar seed beads (”ghost beads”)
Dimensions24” L x 2 1/8” Diam.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.073.LMA
DescriptionNecklace with beaded pendant in the form of a Navajo wedding basket (tsa’a’) with beaded dangles.
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
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Unknown, Haudenosaunee