Pin
Attributed to
Lambert Homer Sr.
(North American Indian, Zuni, New Mexico, 1917 - 1972)
Dateca. 1950
MediumSilver, turquoise, jet, shell, and mother-of-pearl
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 3 inches (8.73 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer
Object number2018.42.1
InscribedOn the back "Pt" is scratched into the surface
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DescriptionColorful inlaid pin of a thunderbird.ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Tony and Marti Oppenheimer, Westlake Village, CA;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018
Torrence, 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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