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Catalog Number
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CAS 2016-0009-0007 |
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| Category |
Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Earring |
| Culture |
Pomo, probably |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1900 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Feathers: acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus); Metal |
| Description |
Single earring made of the rachises of red acorn woodpecker feathers woven into a large flower design pendant from a floral-like cluster; Large flower has six concave ovoid “petals” surrounding three clusters of “carpels”; Petals and carpels are woven separately and sewn together with feather fragments; At top center of flower, between two petals, is a loop which is attached to a second loop at the bottom of the floral-like cluster; A third loop is sewn onto the top of the floral-like cluster and attached to a metal “fish hook” type hook for pierced ears. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 4.8 |