Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1692 | |
| 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 | Frank Dishta (1902-1954) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Pin in the form of a knife-winged katsina with outstretched wings and legs; Figure's headdress, head, body, wings, legs, and kilt comprise 8 separate turquoise stones of various shapes, each set in finely notched bezel and mounted on mounted on single silver backing plate; Figure is further augmented with appliquéd bits of silver wire and silver raindrops; Steel pin and clasp is soldered onto reverse; Pin is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 4.8 | |