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Necklace

Datec. 1900
DimensionsOverall: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Object numberT0617
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThis type of silver necklace, referred to as a squash blossom necklace, became a popular design form among Diné silversmiths in the late 19th century, and has continued in popularity among Diné and non-Natives alike.
Exhibition HistoryArt Des Indiens D'Amerique Du Nord Dans La Collection D'Eugene Thaw, Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions D'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.

Art of the American Indian: The Thaw Collection, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, March 2, 2010 - May 30, 2010; Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 24, 2010 - January 9, 2011; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, April 24, 2011 - September 23, 2011; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, December 4, 2011 - February 12, 2012.
ProvenanceDean Stanley, Charlottesville, Virginia; Toby Herbst, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyAdvertisement for Toby Herbst. American Indian Art Magazine. Vol.19, No.4 (Autumn 1994):43.

Perriot, Francoise and Slim Batteux, trans. Arts de Indiens d’Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d’ Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris: Somogy editions e’Art. 1999, p. 84, fig. 79.

Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.244.

Penney, David and George Longfish. Native American Art. New York: Hugh Lauter Levin, 1994, p.169.

Fognell, Eva. “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collections.” Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2010, p. 90.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 263.
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