Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Pin
Date: c. 1965
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 6.4 x 7.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Medium: tortoiseshell | abalone | white mussel shell | coral | turquoise | silver
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1988.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1988-6-28
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): The description on the catalog card is correct. The materials used are silver, tortoiseshell, abaone, white mussel shell, coral, and turquoise. The “white shell” listed on the catalog card is the white mussel.
In Collection(s)
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