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ear-ring
Object Type
ear-ring
Museum number
Am1998,06.40.a-b
Description
Pair of earrings of thin pieces of spondylus shell hanging on silver wire.
Producer name
Made by:
Christopher Chavez
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Santo Domingo
Production date
1998
(October)
Production place
Made in:
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Dr Henrietta Lidchi
(British Museum Ethnography Department staff; field collection)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Santa Fe (New Mexico)
Materials
silver
spondylus shell
Technique
cut
polished
filed
Curator's comments
Christopher Chavez makes both turquoise/stone jewellery, and silver jewellery. I encountered Christopher repeatedly on his many days at the Santa Fe Palace of the Governors. Christopher Chavez comes from a family of lapidarists.
Location
Not on display
Condition
good.
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Christopher Chavez
Acquisition date
1998
Acquisition notes
The earrings were purchased at the Portal of the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe where Christopher Chavez often sells.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1998,06.40.a-b