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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1644   CAS 0370-1644; Pin
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pin
Culture Navajo
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. 1925-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Pin cut from sheet of heavy gauge silver in the form of row of 5 contiguous diamonds and lightly hammered from reverse in repoussé technique; Diamond shape is accentuated on front with die-stamping of simple parallel lines around edges; Long, stainless steel pin with handmade hinge and hook are soldered onto reverse; Pin is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 7.2