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Earrings

Object Number:38658A
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Hopi
Provenience: Arizona
Shipaulovi
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Turquoise
Length: 4.5 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Credit Line:Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

Description

Rectangular earring of a turquoise mosaic set in plant pitch adhesive on a wooden board backing. Oval abalone shell in the center of the mosaic. Perforated at the top.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) View Objects in Exhibition

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