Mosaic Inlay Pin/Pendant
Artist
Leo Poblano
(North American Indian, Zuni, New Mexico, 1905 - 1959)
Dateca. 1950
MediumSilver, spondylus shell, turquoise, jet, coral, mother-of-pearl, black-lipped oyster shell, and melon shell
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/4 inches (9.21 × 8.89 × 3.18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer
Object number2018.42.2
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DescriptionInlaid pin/pendant with central figure of Shaliko, a sky being from Zuni mythology.ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Tony and Marti Oppenheimer, Westlake Village, CA;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018
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