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DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

NamePin

CultureDiné (Navajo)

Date20th century

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Place madeArizona, United States, North America

Mediumsilver metal, turquoise

DimensionsWhole: 1 3/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/16 in. (3 × 6 × 0.55 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.2018.50.11

Object numberA.2018.50.11

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

ProvenanceFrom a late arriving 1980s Girard gift that was not accessioned with other Girard Foundation pieces; per P. Smutko Collections Committee Meeting, 4/17/2018.

DescriptionMedium Sized Bow Tie-Shaped Pin. Large, Square, Blue And Green Tuquoise Stone Center Surronded By Small Raised Silver Balls. Pin Is Stamped And Patterned Through-Out. The Bow Tie Wings Are Stamped With Lines And Semi-Circles. Four Raised Silver Balls Rest At Corners Of Central Bezel With Turquoise Stone.