Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1678 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Pin | |
| 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. 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.); Turquoise | |
| Description | Pin in shape of butterfly with outstretched wings; Head of butterfly is turquoise, its body is made of oyster shell, and its wings are of oyster shell inset with small pieces of turquoise; Body and wings are all set into plain bezels and mounted on a silver back plate; Butterfly's antennae are each made from row of contiguous silver raindrops that arch from the head to the wings; Steel pin and clasp are soldered onto reverse; Pin is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 2.6 | |