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

Pendant

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

Pendant

Date: before 1952
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6.6 cm (1 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Medium: white shell | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1952.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.S731
Not on view
DescriptionWhite shell, cut in shape of an eagle; eleven turquoise inlays.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): The catalog description for this piece is correct. It is made of a white shell (not possible to say which) and it is in the form of an eagle.
In Collection(s)
Bibliography:
Southwestern Indian Jewelry
  • Pg. 43
  • Fig. Plate 36
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