Earrings

Museum number:
1-259089a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2101259089a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4593
Object count:
2
Description:
One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.
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:
Frank G. Gist Jr.
Collector:
Ira Jacknis
Collection date:
May 29, 1993
Materials:
Antler (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earrings (jewelry) and Miniature (size attribute)
Accession date:
1993
Context of use:
Made for sale.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 5 centimeters
Comment:
Innovative use of traditional spoon form for earrings.
Loans:
S1995-1996 #3: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology (July 16, 1995–July 16, 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earrings, accession number 1-259089a,b, described as One pair; miniature elk antler spoons with lightning design handle; suspended on silver wire clip for pierced ears.

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