Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Pin
Date: before 1955
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise
Credit Line: Obtained for the collection, 1955.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.S777
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): This piece shows what may be an early example of commercially-made silver half beads, which came into use in the 1960s. The half-beads on this pin are too uniformly and evenly-shaped to be handmade. The description on the catalog card is correct.
In Collection(s)
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