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Object Number
995-29-10/73088
Display Title
Silver and turquoise channelwork tie tack
Descriptions
Object Description
Hopi circular tie tack of turquoise in silver channelwork, fishscale motif. Engraved "UZZ" or "LIZZ". Pin back and chain commercially made.
1.8 cm diameter, max length with chain 5.2 cm, 1.5 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Silver and turquoise tie tack, circular, with hanging bar,
Classification
- Pin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1969
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Silver, Metal, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.5 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Distance (diameter): 1.8 cm
Distance (max length with chain): 5.2 cm
Distance (depth): 1.5 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73088
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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