Mosaic Inlay Pin
Artist
Dan Simplicio
(North American Indian, Zuni, New Mexico, 1917 - 1969)
Dateca. 1940
MediumSilver, jet, turquoise, shell, and mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 3 inches (7.62 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Tulman Hancock
Object number2008.62
MarkingsThe letters "XTXII" (?) are scratched into the back of the piece
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 207
Collections
DescriptionSilver pin of four part radiating form depicting a sunface in black jet inlay, furhter defined by shell, coral and turquoise inlay.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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