Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Earring
Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Overall1: 3.2 x 5.3 cm (1 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Overall2: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Overall3: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Medium: silver | tortoiseshell | coral | turquoise | abalone | mother of pearl
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-191B
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 tortoiseshell, coral, turquoise, abalone, and mother of pearl (the “white shell” mentioned in the current catalog description). The figures are Apache Crown Dancers (Gan Dancers). The pin is missing a stone, which was probably jet, from one of the feathers.
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