Description:

**Originally Listed At $300**

Southwestern United States or Mexico, ca. 20th century CE. A nickel-brass plate hammered and cut into a bull's head then stamped with linear markings, and from the nose dangles a crescent shaped naja pendant and brass bells on the ears. A leather cord strung with copper and glass beads is threaded through an integral loop on the top of the plate. This bull's head could be worn as a bold necklace or used as a windchime or wall decoration. The naja crescent is a Navajo symbol that may have been introduced to the Southwest by the Spanish who may have adopted it from Muslim / Near Eastern tradition. Size of bull w/ naja: 9" L x 7" W (22.9 cm x 17.8 cm); size of strand doubled: 20" L (50.8 cm)

Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection

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#160924

  • Condition: Patina and dark toning to brass cow and brass bells. Chips to glass beads and abrasions to copper beads. Leather cord could easily be replaced with a longer cord as one desired. Overall good condition.

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