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Object NamePendant
Artist Celestina Kessay Rivers (American, b. about 1950)
Studio Bacone College
Made FromGlass, Thread, Leather
Dateabout 1974
Place MadeUnited States, OK, Muskogee
TechniqueBeaded
SizeOverall L: 44.5 cm, W: 9.2 cm, D: 0.7 cm
Accession Number2013.4.43
Credit LineGift of The Reverend James R. Pearce
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPendant. Black, turquoise, yellow, red, cobalt blue, and white glass beads, thread, leather; beaded. Beaded pendant with a large leather-backed beaded medallion decorated with a black, turquoise, yellow and red starburst pattern made of glass beads, against a white beaded background. Cobalt- blue, black, turquoise, yellow, red and white glass beads are used on the bottom fringe. The pendant is attached to a double-sided flat patterned beaded neck-strap.
Provenance
Source Reverend James R. Pearce - 2013-11-07
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Former Collection Peace Helen - 1977
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Former Collection Celestina Kessay Rivers (American, b. about 1950) - 1974-1977
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Object copyright© Celestina Kessay Rivers