Earrings Item Number: D4.99 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Silver earrings (parts a-b) with a "squash blossom" motif with a globular top and a cylindrical body that flares out in three directions. The inside is hollow. Screw back soldered to the back of each.
Item History
- Made in Window Rock, Arizona, USA
- Owned by Indian Arts and Crafts Board before 1958
- Received from Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1958
What
- Name
- Earrings
- Identification Number
- D4.99 a-b
- Type of Item
- earring
- Material
- silver metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and soldered
- Part A
- height 3.4 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Navajo
- Previous Owner
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board
- Received from
- Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Window Rock, Arizona, USA
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 88