Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2011 School for Advanced Research.
Pin
Date: c. 1930
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
12 x 10.2 cm (4 3/4 x 4 in.)
Medium: spiny oyster | abalone | mussel shell | mother of pearl | 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.1988-6-81
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 technique used is raised mosaic. The materials used are silver, turquoise, spiny oyster, white mussel, and mother of pearl. “Vi=7” is engraved on the back. The engraving was done with a Dremel. The Zuni word for rainbow is amidolanne.
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