Earring with a twine-like hook connecting to two loops of flat, circular turquoise beads, with kernel-like red beads at each loop’s base. Close-up of the earring’s two loops of flat, circular, uneven turquoise beads, with kernel-like red beads at each loop’s base. Visible are golden flakes on the turquoise beads. Earring in storage. Its twine-like hook connects to two loops of flat, circular turquoise beads, with kernel-like red beads at each loop’s base. A label attached to the hook reads ‘77A No.4 Navajo Ear Drop 16.065’. Earring in storage. Its twine-like hook connects to two loops of flat, circular turquoise beads, with kernel-like red beads at each loop’s base. A label attached to the hook reads ‘77A No.4 Navajo Ear Drop 16.065’.

Unknown Maker, Diné (Navajo)

Earrings,

Maker

Culture

Diné (Navajo), Native North American

Title

Earrings

Medium

coral

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

16.065

Earrings

Exhibition History

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