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Brooch

Object Number:53-1-22
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Penobscot (uncertain)
Iroquois (uncertain)
Provenience: Canada (uncertain)
United States of America (uncertain)
New York (uncertain)
Connecticut (uncertain)
Maine (uncertain)
Culture Area: Northeast Culture Area
Date Made: ca. 1880
Early Date: 1855
Late Date: 1905
Section:American
Materials:Silver
Height: 1.5 cm
Outside Diameter:15 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Samuel W. Fernberger, 1953

Description

Thin, round, slightly convex, hole in center, pin is missing. All-over design lightly scratched in. Worn. Double curve motif.

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Exhibition] Coe, Ralph T. 1977. Sacred Circles: Two Thousand Years of North American Indian Art.. Kansas City. Nelson Gallery of Art. pg. 252 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 86/84View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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