Earrings

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Date created: 1900-1920

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Previous owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected or acquired by George Heye at an unknown date and given to his wife Thea Page Heye; catalogued into MAI's collection following her death in 1935.
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Place: New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8657
Barcode: 188657.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise
Techniques: Hammered, repoussé, cutout, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped, soldered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69dd349d3-0ce8-4a14-b95e-b9e7308d21d8

Record ID: NMAI_201645