Porcupine brooch/pin

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Date created: 1969

Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
IACB source: Glacier Park, Inc.
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Glacier Park, Inc. (a commercial company operating hotels and concessions at Glacier National Park in East Glacier, Montana) in 1969; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: A:shiwi (Zuni); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7631
Barcode: 257631.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Porcupine brooch/pin
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, metal jewelry findings
Techniques: Cast, overlaid, inlaid
Dimensions: 2.6 x 4.5 x 0.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67dbdd9fc-60eb-494f-896f-31a079a863dd

Record ID: NMAI_273543