Earrings

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Date created: circa 1950

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: L. Platero, Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: McGee's Indian Art Trading Post
Previous seller: McGee's Indian Art Trading Post
Previous owner: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History: Purchased by R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007) from McGee's Indian Art Trading Post (Keams Canyon, Arizona) at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2005.
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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: 26/4433
Barcode: 264433.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, metal jewelry findings
Techniques: Cast, bezel-set/stone-setting, soldered
Dimensions: 2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f5d9f8f7-fbd6-472a-be45-252b48efb926

Record ID: NMAI_280635