Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Pin, buckle, and bolo tie, set
Date: c. 1970 and c. 1965
Artist or Maker: Dennis Edaakie (1931 - 2008)
Artist or Maker: Nancy Edaakie (b. 1937)
Dimensions:
Overall: 5.7 x 7 x 5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Overall1: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Medium: tortoiseshell | white mussel shell | abalone | coral | silver | rhyolite | leather
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-154A-C
Not on view
A - Pin: Roadrunner with cactus and triangulated tortoiseshell border inset in silver disk; materials include silver, tortoiseshell, coral, white mussel shell, rhyolite, and abalone.
B. Buckle: Rectangular silver buckle with roadrunner, cactus and triangulated border of semi-precious materials inset in silver; materials include silver, tortoiseshell, white mussel shell, coral, rhyolite and abalone.
C. Bolo tie: Silver disk inset with roadrunner, cactus and triangulated border of semi-precious materials; materials include tortoiseshell, coral, rhyolite, white mussel shell, and abalone. The technique used for all three pieces is mosaic inlay.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): The materials used are silver, tortoiseshell, white mussel shell (the body of the roadrunner), rhyolite, coral, and abalone.
In Collection(s)
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