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Earrings, pair

Earrings, pair

Date: c. 1930
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Part A: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Part B: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-266AB
Not on view
DescriptionTurquoise pendant earrings. Hooks made of silver, commercially made. The pendants are flat, roughly oblong-shaped single pieces of brownish Carico Lake turquoise.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2011 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 7”): The materials used are silver and Carico Lake turquoise. The earring hooks are commercially made.
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