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Catalog Number CAS 2012-0011-0005   CAS 2012-0011-0005; Pin
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pin
Culture Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Rio Arriba
Other Geographic Data Okhay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
Maker's Name Mike Bird-Romero (b. ca. 1946)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Sterling silver; 18K gold; Opal; Obsidian
Description Contemporary design pin with a triangular piece of very dark piece obsidian of set in a toothed 18K gold bezel on a sterling silver backing; An 18K gold zigzag is attached along one side of the pin, and an oval opal set in a n 18K gold bezel on silver backing is mounted at top of pin and flanked by two 18K gold raindrops to the left and three raindrops to the right; Silver pin and clasp are attached to reverse; Mike Bird-Romero’s hallmark of two birds is stamped on reverse, along with “18K STERLING SAN JUAN PUEBLO” and a copyright symbol.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Width = 5.6, Depth = 1.3