Multi-strand, lightning bolt necklace

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Multi-strand, lightning bolt necklace

Yazzie Johnson (Native American, born in 1946)
Gail Bird (Native American, born in 1949)

Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Laguna Pueblo, and Diné (Navajo)

late 20th–early 21st century

Object Place: Southwest

Medium/Technique Gold (14 kt), coral, garnet, Biwa pearl, and rutilated quartz

Dimensions Length: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson

Accession Number2012.393

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CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionThe necklace is composed of three strands of truncated, spherical beads embellished by three bolts of lightningwith ovoid garnets at the tips and two Biwa pearls at the top. Two asymmetrical gold and garnet ornaments adorn the shoulders and the clasp is set with an oval garnet cabochon and a trapazoidal, rutilated quartz.

Marks Impressed 14 K on clasp

Provenance1980s/1990s, sold by Dexter Cirillo to Dale and Doug Anderson, New York; 2012, gift of Dale and Doug Anderson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2012)