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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1634   CAS 0370-1634; Hair pin
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Hair pin
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Elongated hair pin with rectilinear meander cutout designs at one end and double prongs with center zigzag form at opposite end; Hairpin is unsigned. (This piece is an identical matching piece to CAS 0370-1640).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 13.1