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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Cufflink

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Cufflink

Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
3 × 2 cm (1 3/16 × 13/16 in.)
Medium: silver | coral | turquoise
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-276A
Not on view
DescriptionCufflink with a silver leaf design, two silver drops, one stamped drop, and coral and turquoise (possibly Kingman) set in scalloped bezels.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2011 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 7”): The turquoise used in these cufflinks may be Kingman turquoise (which is becoming extinct).
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