Brooch/Pin

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Date created: 1940-1960

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 in Gallup, New Mexico, in 1963; 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: Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7720
Barcode: 257720.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Brooch/Pin
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, metal jewelry findings
Techniques: Sandcast, bezel-set/stone-setting
Dimensions: 6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce9b7fbd-7555-45a3-8e1b-b78eac3603af

Record ID: NMAI_273634