Culture/People

Northern Paiute (Paviotso)

Artist/Maker

Michael R. Rogers, Northern Paiute (Paviotso), b. 1935

Previous owner

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

IACB source

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Object Name

Finger ring

Media/Materials

Silver, opal

Techniques

Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, patinated

Dimensions

2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Place

Bishop; Inyo County; California; USA (inferred)

Date created

1979

Collection History

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1979; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

Catalog Number

25/7932

Barcode

257932.000

See related items

Northern Paiute (Paviotso)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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