Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0006-0010A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Sandoval | |
| Other Geographic Data | Kewa Pueblo (Santo Domingo Pueblo) | |
| Maker's Name | Joe Reano | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2010 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Turquoise; Shell: oyster, spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.) and other shell; Jet; Metal: Sterling silver | |
| Description | Pair of earrings for pierced ears; Each earring is comprised of a piece of oyster shell that has been cut into a trapezoidal shape and then completely inlaid on the front with rectangular pieces of turquoise of various sizes, arranged in triangular patterns; Also included in the design for added color is one piece of black jet, one piece of red Spondylus shell, and one piece of black and white shell; Short length of silver wire is threaded through small hole at top of each earring and bent to attach to sterling silver post; Artist’s initials “JAR†are scratched onto reverse of each earring. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.4, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 3.3 | |