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DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

NamePin

CultureNavajo

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

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.