Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1474A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Turquoise; Metal: Silver; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each comprising a rectangular wooden panel with recessed area on front that is inlaid with numerous small turquoise chips and a single piece of abalone shell, all mounted in mosaic technique; Each panel is suspended by a short silver wire from a commercial screw-on earring post which is stamped "Sterling" and to which a small silver dome has been soldered; Earrings are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 3.4 | |