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Ron Ho
'Tibetan Reliquary' Necklace2012

Not on view
Mixed-media necklace with sage green stone beads and oxidized silver elements, suspending a pendant assemblage of dark iron keys and lock hardware
Artist or Maker
Ron Ho
United States, 1936-2017
Title
'Tibetan Reliquary' Necklace
Date Made
2012
Medium
Silver, stone beads, Tibetan iron keys, stone earplug
Dimensions
14 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 7/8 in. (36.83 × 19.69 × 2.22 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2013.221.15
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers, and Bobbye Tigerman. "Possessed: the Boardman Gift to LACMA." Metalsmith 36, no.5 (2016): 20-21.
  • Neyman, Bella. "Stories You Can Wear." The Magazine Antiques 187, no.4 (July/August 2020): 80-85.
  • Adamson, Glenn, and Jen Padgett. Crafting America: Artists and Objects, 1940 to Today. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2021.
Copyright
© Ron Ho