Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0009-0007 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Pomo, probably | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Feathers: acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus); Metal | |
| Description | Single earring made of the rachises of red acorn woodpecker feathers woven into a large flower design pendant from a floral-like cluster; Large flower has six concave ovoid “petals” surrounding three clusters of “carpels”; Petals and carpels are woven separately and sewn together with feather fragments; At top center of flower, between two petals, is a loop which is attached to a second loop at the bottom of the floral-like cluster; A third loop is sewn onto the top of the floral-like cluster and attached to a metal “fish hook” type hook for pierced ears. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 4.8 | |