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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1647   CAS 0370-1647; Pendant
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pendant
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960-1963
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Tufa-cast elongated pendant in the shape of an ear of corn with cast designs depicting rows of corn kernels on front; Handmade silver link is threaded through small hole at top of pendant for suspending pendant from chain; Pendant is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Length = 8.0