Earrings

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Date created: 1950-1970

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from an unknown source at an unknown date; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7463
Barcode: 257463.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Turquoise, shell/shells, cotton twine/string
Techniques: Ground, drilled, strung, tied
Dimensions: 15.9 x 2.3 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0d220f5-c7e4-4121-87d1-310bb8266037

Record ID: NMAI_273370