Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Ring
Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Medium: silver | turquoise | abalone | coral | jet | mother of pearl
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-208
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, mother of pearl, abalone, turquoise, coral, and jet. The technique used is mosaic inlay. The design may be an Apache Mountain Spirit Dancer (Mr. Seowtewa and Mr. Enote suggested staff ask an Apache person to be sure of this.)
In Collection(s)
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