Jesse Monongya
Diné (Navajo)/Hopi, (b. 1952), circa 1998, a Pueblo-style necklace with gold dragonfly crosses interspersed with red coral beads and a few lapis lazuli, angel coral, and turquoise bead accents, signed with maker's mark on the closure: Monongya.
wearable length 25in, pendant length 3 5/8in; gross weight approximately 214.9g
Footnotes:
Provenance
Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collection

Literature
For similar examples of the artist's work, see: Dubin, Lois Sherr, Jesse Monongya: Opal Bears and Lapis Skies, 2002, Hudson Hills Press, Manchester, VT, p. 127, fig. 134 and p. 129, fig. 136
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
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Good condition overall with scattered minor scuffs and scratches to gold commensurate with age and occasional wear. Scattered minor inherent flaws to the coral beads. Gold karatage unknown/unmarked.