Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1476A,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 | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clay; Silver metal | |
Description | Pair of earrings, each consisting of a sherd from a prehistoric black-on-red pottery vessel; Edges of sherd have been ground to form teardrop shape; Small hole drilled through narrow end of sherd is fitted with silver wire that is twisted into loop and attached to commercial silver metal screw-on earring post. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 4.6 |