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Pin of a roadrunner set with coral and turquoise
Pin of a roadrunner set with coral and turquoise
Object Number 995-29-10/73125
Display Title Pin of a roadrunner set with coral and turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo pin from 1960s-1970s. Stylized roadrunner in action-pose, in sandcast silver, set with a large turquoise nugget for the body and a coral piece for the eye. Stamped "sterling" on reverse. 2 cm high, 7.6 cm long, 1 cm deep.
Inventory Description Pin, silver roadrunner figure, with turquoise body, coral eye
Classification
  • Pin
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1979
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Silver, Turquoise, Coral
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 7.6 x 1 cm (13/16 x 3 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73125
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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