Squash-blossom necklace
name: label: Culture/People
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: Previous owner
content: Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson), Non-Indian, 1809-1868
label: Previous owner
content: Josefa Jaramillo Carson (Mrs. Kit Carson/Mrs. Josephine Carson), Non-Indian, ca. 1829-1868
label: Previous owner
content: Herman Schweizer, Non-Indian, 1871-1943
label: Previous owner
content: Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962
label: Previous owner
content: Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been acquired from a Navajo silversmith by Kit Carson (Christopher Houston Carson, 1809-1868) and given to his wife Josefa Jaramillo Carson (1829-1868); formerly in the collection of Herman Schweizer (1871-1943, manager of the Fred Harvey Company Indian Department and Museum); formerly in the collection of Katherine Harvey (1892-1962, granddaughter of Fred Harvey of the Fred Harvey Company); bequeathed to MAI by Katherine Harvey.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: New Mexico; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Diné (Navajo)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/2427
label: Barcode
content: 232427.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Squash-blossom necklace
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver, silver bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Stamped, cast, hammered