Hornbill Earrings
CultureIlingot
Date19th century
MediumHornbill, shell, and metal
Dimensions.1 (earring): 8 7/8 × 1 × 1/4 inches (22.54 × 2.54 × 0.64 cm)
.2 (earring): 8 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 inches (21.59 × 2.54 × 0.64 cm)
.2 (earring): 8 1/2 × 1 × 1/4 inches (21.59 × 2.54 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, 2025
Object number2025.56.120.1,2
On View
Not on viewWith Tony Milton, 2000;
Purchased from Tony Milton by Ralph T. Coe (1929-2010), by December 2000-2010;
His bequest to the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2010-2025;
The Coe Center's gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025
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2025.56.129.1,2
