Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1475A,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. 1957 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Clam shell; Metal: Silver | |
Description | Pair of earrings, each comprising wide silver cylindrical bead, flanked on each end by 4 white shell disc beads, all strung on length of silver wire that terminates with small domed silver button on bottom and is bent into loop at top, by which it is attached to silver commercial screw-on earring post; Earrings are unsigned but were probably made by same artist as CAS 0370-1700 (matching necklace). | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.0, Length = 4.4 |