Squash-blossom necklace
date: label: Date created
content: 1950-1970
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI. In addition to collecting and encouraging Native arts, IACB also acquired items that exploited Native designs and used them in educational exhibits to demonstrate the differences between authentic Indian work and imitations.
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place: label: Place
content: USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/7557
label: Barcode
content: 257557.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Squash-blossom necklace
label: Media/Materials
content: Metal bead/beads, silver
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, plated, strung
label: Dimensions
content: 64.6 x 3.3 x 1.4 cm