Necklace (oo koo yant')
about 1920s
Object PlaceSanta Domingo, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueOrange to white shell (Spiny Oyster; Thorny Oyster Family, Spondylidae; Spondylus americanus), turquoise, coral (Mediterranean coral; Corallium rubrum), white heishi beads (clamshell; these beads are NOT Tridacna derasa, Tridacna gigas or Tridacnidae spp., including all species in genera Hippopus and Tridacna), cotton cord
Dimensions86.99 cm (34 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Chaya and David Saity
Accession number1999.224a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenancePurchased in the American Southwest by David Saity (dealer), New York; 1999, gift of David and Chaya Saity to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 1999)
about 1900
19th–20th century
1965–70s
about 1965–70s