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

Ring

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

Ring

Date: c. 1950
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise | jet | spiny oyster | white shell
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-211
Not on view
DescriptionChannel inlay ring bird design. Double shank. Six raindrops. Includes silver, white shell, turquoise, jet and spiny oyster.
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, spiny oyster, jet, and a white shell. The technique used is channel inlay.
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