Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1481A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Navajo or Zuni Pueblo | |
| 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. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each consisting of oval silver plate on which two tear drop-shaped turquoise stones in plain bezels are set; Row of die-stamped circles and crescent shapes flank the turquoise sets; 3 silver tear drop-shaped disks are pendant from lower edge of each earring; Overall earring is suspended from small loop on stainless steel screw-on earring post on whose end is fastened a single silver bead; Earrings are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 6.2 | |