Artist
Nancy Worden (American, 1954–2021)American, 1954–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Conjugal Bushwhacking Necklace
Date2000
MediumCopper, silver, glass taxidermy eyes, lava, and mother of pearl
Dimensions11 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. (29.8 × 21.9 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Nancy Worden
Object number2021.426
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Loud Bones: The Jewelry of Nancy Worden" Tacoma Art Museum, June 27-September 20, 2009; The Hallie Ford Museum of Art., Willamette University, November 21, 2009-January 17, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Marked on back: WORDEN / 2000
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