Necklace
Tony Aguilar
(Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), 1919–2002)
Ernestine Aguilar
(Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), 1932–1996)
about 1985
Object PlaceSanto Domingo, New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueTurquoise, jet, serpentinite, pipestone (argillite), white/yellow shell (Ethiopian or Melon Whelk; Volutopsius melonis), wrought brass barrels, and white/yellowithorange/red/purple disks (Spiny Oyster; Thorny Oyster Family; Spondylidae, Spondylus americanus)
DimensionsOverall: 73.3cm (28 7/8in.)
Other: 3.5cm (1 3/8in.)
Other: 3.5cm (1 3/8in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture
Accession number1985.457
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Provenance1985, sold by the artists to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 1985)
about 1900
about 1920s
about 1965–70s
1988
1965–70s