Earrings

Museum number:
1-259091a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4593
Description:
One pair; abalone shell in nearly rectangular shape; silver wire clip for pierced ears; shell suspended from blue glass round and tear drop shape beads underneath clip.
Donor:
Ira Jacknis and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Folsom, Sacramento County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Sacramento; Folsom
Culture or time period:
Yurok
Maker or artist:
Christine Ipiña
Collector:
Ira Jacknis
Collection date:
May 29, 1993
Materials:
Abalone shell
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earrings (jewelry)
Accession date:
1993
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 10.5 centimeters
Comment:
Traditional decorative style.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259091a,b, described as One pair; abalone shell in nearly rectangular shape; silver wire clip for pierced ears; shell suspended from blue glass round and tear drop shape beads underneath clip.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259091a,b, described as One pair; abalone shell in nearly rectangular shape; silver wire clip for pierced ears; shell suspended from blue glass round and tear drop shape beads underneath clip.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259091a,b, described as One pair; abalone shell in nearly rectangular shape; silver wire clip for pierced ears; shell suspended from blue glass round and tear drop shape beads underneath clip.

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