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A NAVAJO SILVER AND TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACE
composed of a single strand of green turquoise heishi and hand-wrought compressed globular silver beads, interspersed with twelve blossom pendants, a double carinated naja suspended below with three-armed crest and green oval stone, the terminals with stamped triangular designs, together with three photographs, two depicting a woman wearing this necklace, one inscribed, Von with two Indians, Tony Marabo and Tony Lujan, another inscribed, Tony Marabo, "Me" and Tony Lujan, Taos, N.M. 10/3/27
Length: 13¼ in.(33.6 cm.)
composed of a single strand of green turquoise heishi and hand-wrought compressed globular silver beads, interspersed with twelve blossom pendants, a double carinated naja suspended below with three-armed crest and green oval stone, the terminals with stamped triangular designs, together with three photographs, two depicting a woman wearing this necklace, one inscribed, Von with two Indians, Tony Marabo and Tony Lujan, another inscribed, Tony Marabo, "Me" and Tony Lujan, Taos, N.M. 10/3/27
Length: 13¼ in.(33.6 cm.)
Provenance
This lot was collected by the present owner's grandmother before 1927.
Further details
"Tony Lujan" depicted in two of the photographs is actually Antonio Luhan, fourth husband of Mabel Dodge Luhan.