Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Ring and earrings, set
Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Overall1: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Medium: spiny oyster | mother of pearl | jet | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1988.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1988-6-35A-C
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The materials used are silver, turquoise, jet, spiny oyster, mother of pearl, and an unknown white shell. The technique used is channel inlay. All of the figures are of Rainbow. The Zuni word for rainbow is amidolanne.
In Collection(s)
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