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THBNavajo Silver / Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace
Lot 106a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Native American, Southwestern United States, Dine (Navajo), ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A wearable sterling silver squash blossom, naja pendant necklace with turquoise stones. The silver beads are threaded on a snake chain with a hook clasp, that branches into a double strand with 12 settings containing teardrop stones and twisted wirework, and trumpet shaped squash blossoms below. At the center is the iconic naja pendant with 8 stones. Size: 28" L (71.1 cm); naja pendant: 2.5" L x 2.5" W (6.4 cm x 6.4 cm); silver quality: 92% to 94%; weight: 214.7 grams
The Navajo word for the squash blossom bead literally means "bead that spreads out" and this tri-petal form first appeared around 1880. Initially the necklaces were rather simple with the tri-petal silver beads interspersed with rather plain beads. In time, stones were added to the blossom beads. According to the Navajo, the Naja is strictly decorative; however, it has always been held in high regard by the Navajo and other peoples. Additionally, scholars do know of a squash blossom petroglyph at Saguaro National Monument in Arizona and believe that the flower motif was introduced by the Spanish as a variation of the pomegranate flower blossom. The naja crescent is a Navajo symbol that may have been introduced to the Southwest by the Spanish who may have adopted it from Muslim / Near Eastern tradition.
Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection
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#187202Pre-owned, vintage condition. A few minor hairline fissures in some stones. Patina and dark toning to silver areas. Indentations and bending to some silver petals. Wearable! Unsigned.Condition
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