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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1491A,B   CAS 0370-1491A,B; Earrings
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earrings
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Pine Springs
Maker's Name Frank Begay
Date of Manufacture ca. 1939
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Pair of sand cast earrings of general open design that includes numerous conjoined crescent shapes; Stainless steel screw-on earring post is soldered onto reverse; Earrings are unsigned; These earrings are identical in design to a ring, CAS 0370-1731, although they may not have been made or purchased as a set.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 2.0