{"id":273,"date":"2026-04-27T15:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eac\/?post_type=chapter&p=273"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:13:25","slug":"1937-912","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eac\/chapter\/1937-912\/","title":{"rendered":"Dine (Navajo) Squash Blossom Necklace 1937.912"},"content":{"raw":"
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Dine (Navajo) Squash Blossom Necklace - 20th Century - 1937.912<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_276\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"247\"]\"\" Photo Credit: John Todd Jr.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Metadata<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
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Creator<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nOnce Known Dine Creator\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Date<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nBefore 1937\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Culture<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nDine (Navajo), Southwest United States, Indigenous Native American\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Medium<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSilver, Turquoise\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Measurements<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nOverall: 37.5cm (14\u00a03\/4in); Pendant: 7.6 x 5.8cm(3 x 2 5\/16in)\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Credit Line<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937.912\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Description<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis Din\u00e9 (Navajo) squash blossom necklace is made of silver beads and turquoise with a crescent-shaped pendant. Created in the American Southwest before 1937, the necklace reflects the tradition of Navajo silver working that developed through Indigenous craftsmanship and cultural exchange with Spanish colonial influences. Donated to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Amelia Elizabeth White, the necklace highlights both Native artistic traditions and skill, as well as the history of museum collecting. It can be used in teaching about Indigenous material culture, museum collections, and cross-cultural artistic influences.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Fun Fact<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n
\r\n\r\nWhile\u00a0this may\u00a0seem like an expensive and rare piece of jewelry for the time, they were actually\u00a0relatively\u00a0common in Navajo communities.\u00a0Necklaces and other jewelry could symbolize\u00a0a multitude of ideas, such as identity, spirituality, or just a place in the community.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Interactive Activity<\/h1>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis activity was designed to go beyond memorization and instead encourage the students to think critically about the stories that historical objects can tell. Using this Navajo Squash Blossom Necklace, students\u00a0are able to\u00a0explore areas such as cultural exchange, collection and donating practices, and how individuals can shape the narrative of historical objects. As a future educator, I wanted to create something that students would see as useful and interactive, as well as give\u00a0real\u00a0meaning to the history behind it.\u00a0Activities like this can\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0to students that history is not just about remembering names and dates, but rather about asking questions, making connections, and understanding multiple perspectives.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Created by John Todd Jr. for HIS 555 \"Power, Knowledge & Gender\" at Cleveland State University, April 2026.<\/h3>","rendered":"
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Dine (Navajo) Squash Blossom Necklace – 20th Century – 1937.912<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Photo Credit: John Todd Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Metadata<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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Creator<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Once Known Dine Creator<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Date<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Before 1937<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Culture<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Dine (Navajo), Southwest United States, Indigenous Native American<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Medium<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Silver, Turquoise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Measurements<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Overall: 37.5cm (14\u00a03\/4in); Pendant: 7.6 x 5.8cm(3 x 2 5\/16in)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Credit Line<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937.912<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Description<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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This Din\u00e9 (Navajo) squash blossom necklace is made of silver beads and turquoise with a crescent-shaped pendant. Created in the American Southwest before 1937, the necklace reflects the tradition of Navajo silver working that developed through Indigenous craftsmanship and cultural exchange with Spanish colonial influences. Donated to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Amelia Elizabeth White, the necklace highlights both Native artistic traditions and skill, as well as the history of museum collecting. It can be used in teaching about Indigenous material culture, museum collections, and cross-cultural artistic influences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Fun Fact<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n
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While\u00a0this may\u00a0seem like an expensive and rare piece of jewelry for the time, they were actually\u00a0relatively\u00a0common in Navajo communities.\u00a0Necklaces and other jewelry could symbolize\u00a0a multitude of ideas, such as identity, spirituality, or just a place in the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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