Photograph by Lynn Lown. Copyright 1978 School for Advanced Research.
Earring
Date: before 1955
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 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.S778
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 16 and 17, 2011 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 6”): The screw post on this earring is commercially made. The silver drops surrounding the turquoise inset are hand made. The turquoise is natural (not dyed or enhanced).
In Collection(s)
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