Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1681 | |
| 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 | Bowman Paywa (1913-2002) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Jet; Oyster and/or other shell | |
| Description | Pin in the form of a Knifewing katsina; Component parts of figure, including headdress, face, wings, body, skirt, legs and feet, and tail all combine jet, turquoise, oyster and/or other shell arranged in mosaic inlay in very finely notched bezels and mounted on silver back plate; Lower edge of wings are also bordered in twisted wire and row of silver raindrops stamped with star pattern; Steel pin and clasp is soldered onto reverse; Pin is unsigned, but “MLOA†is inscribed on reverse; Previously attributed by Martha Struever (major Santa Fe, NM Indian art dealer) as work of Leo Poblano on basis of black and white sash across figure’s chest). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.8, Length = 7.9 | |