Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1469A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each comprising dark green tabular turquoise bead that is enclosed within notched silver bezel so that stone is visible from both sides; Silver cross is soldered lower edge of bezel, with one bar of the cross stamped with horizontal lines and the other decorated with 5 silver raindrops; Small hole drilled near top of each turquoise stone is fitted with silver wire twisted into loop and, in turn, attached to commercial silver screw-on clip that is stamped "Sterling"; Domed silver button with stamped lined radiating out from center has been attached to screw-on earring post; Earrings are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 6.5 | |