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Object Number 995-29-10/73089
Display Title Mudhead and Koshare double-faced inlaid pendant
Descriptions
Object Description Zuni pendant from 1970s-1980s. Mosaic inlaid pendant on silver link chain. Pendant is double sided, base is tortoise shell set in an ornate silver bezel. One side is a raised mosaic inlay Mudhead inlay in coral, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and jet. The other side is a raised mosaic inlay of Koshare in jet, mother-of-pearl, coral turquoise, coral, and a honey colored stone (citrine?). Engraved along bezel "Beverly E. Zuni NM"; probably Beverly Etsate, as the handwriting and craftsmanship matche our other example of her work. 4.2 cm high, 2.7 cm wide, 1 cm deep; chain 61 cm long.
Inventory Description Silver pendant, multi-colored stone and shell figure inlays on both sides, on ch
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970-1989
Artist Beverly Etsate
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 2.7 x 1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/16 x 3/8 in.) Distance (Chain length): 61 x 1 x 2.7 x 4.2 cm (3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73089
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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