Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1493A,B | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Pair of earrings, each comprising a small silver, round domed button with screw-on earring post soldered onto the reverse; Pendant from armature of the hook is a butterfly-shaped pendant whose body is an oval turquoise stone in plain bezel and wings are of flattened silver wire assembled in filigree technique; Second pendant suspended from "butterfly" is similar to "butterfly" except that it has only one wing and is turned on its side, i.e., it is suspended from the turquoise setting; Earrings are unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.4, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 5.1 | |