Pueblo - Brass Beaded Necklace with Isleta Dragonfly Cross Pendant and Abalone Accent c. 1880-1900s, 27" length

139.8g, 27" total length, 4" x 1.625" cross. The Isleta (Pueblo) cross's double-bar design may have originated with the Moors and Spaniards but was eventually combined with the dragonfly. Dragonflies represent rain and its life-giving force and inspire positivity. This necklace was sold on May 25, 1993, at Sotheby's Fine American Indian Art in New York, New York. Ex Arizona collection.