Ring
Artist
Juan de Dios
(North American Indian, Zuni, New Mexico, 1882 - 1944)
Dateca. 1930
MediumSilver and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 inches (2.86 × 2.86 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange)
Object number2010.52
MarkingsThe number "J106" is written in black ink on the back
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DescriptionLarge silver ring with turquoise stone: elk's heads with turquoise eyes on either side of shankPublished 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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