| Catalog Number |
CAS 2012-0011-0005 |
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| 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 |