Finger ring, silver with bezel-set deep blue turquoise with spider web matrix, possibly from Timberline Mine, Nevada; twisted wire at base of bezels; 1 center stone surrounded by 8 others; oval; twisted wire and silver beads around stones.
Donor:
L. Bryce Boyer and Ruth Boyer
Collection place:
Mescalero Apache Reservation, Otero County, New Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Reservation
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
L. Bryce Boyer
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Rings (finger jewelry)
Production date:
ca. 1910
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Finger ring; 2-41116-41119 comprise a set. Made for sale to other Indians and Caucasian trade.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 3.9 centimeters and length 4.4 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. C. Tanner, "Southwest Indian Craft Arts," fig. 5.21, lower left hand corner. Made by silversmith.
Loans:
S1971-1972 #16: Decorative Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (September 1, 1971–September 7, 1971) and S1971-1972 #30: Decorative Arts Department (UC Berkeley)/Winfield Scott Wellington (October 12, 1971–October 25, 1971)