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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kathy Anderson, post: 623330, member: 10843&quot;]Would love to see a photo of the other side, center of the necklace.&nbsp; The half-dome round beads are called &quot;Hogan Beads&quot; here in SW America, presumably to harken to two hogans put together.&nbsp; Hogans are still in use by the Navajo, with the open door to the east, in which separately, men and women meet for a sweat.&nbsp; It&#039;s the SW version of northern plains &#039;sweat lodges.&#039;&nbsp; The blossoms are squash blossoms, but it isn&#039;t technically a squash blossom necklace because there is no Aja.&nbsp; My guess is it&#039;s a 1940s-mid 1950s piece and the silver content should be high.&nbsp; A very nice piece.&nbsp; See, e.g., <a href="https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/navajo-squash-blossom-necklace-what-is-its-history-and-meaning/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/navajo-squash-blossom-necklace-what-is-its-history-and-meaning/" rel="nofollow">https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/navajo-squash-blossom-necklace-what-is-its-history-and-meaning/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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