Pair of Earrings
CultureKiowa, Oklahoma
Dateca. 1880
MediumGerman silver and metal wire
DimensionsEach: 4 3/4 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer
Object number2019.2.1,2
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DescriptionPair of classic silver Plains earrings commonly referred to as "crawdads," their distinctive form is more evocative of a centipede.ProvenanceMr. Larry Frank, Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico;
Purchased from Bruce Hartman, Prairie Village, KS by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
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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