Mosaic cuff bracelet

Angelita (Angie) Reano Owen (Native American, born in 1946)

Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo)

1995

Object Place: Santo Domingo, New Mexico, Southwest

Medium/Technique Tiger cowrie (Linnaeus, cypraea) cuff with turquoise, mosaic pieces in shades of orange and purple (Spiny Oyster; Thorny Oyster Family; Spondylidae, spondylus americanus), mosaic pieces in iridescent shades white to white-gold (Mother-of-pearl; Oyster Family), and jet mosaic, black epoxy

Dimensions Overall: 5.4cm (2 1/8in.)
Other (Overall): 7.3cm (2 7/8in.)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Lois and Stephen Kunian and The Seminarians

Accession Number1998.57

ON VIEW
Native North American Art Gallery (Gallery LG34)

CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Bracelets and armlets

DescriptionOrganically shaped cuff of mosaic work. Small rectangular shaped turquoise (the predominant color), shell, and stone are used to compose the woven, basket-like surface. The form of the cuff is shell with the pearly white surface visible on the inside of the bracelet.

Material Details:
Bracelet Form is Tiger cowrie (Linnaeus cypraea)
Mosaic pieces in shades of orange and purple are Spiny Oyster (Thorny Oyster Family Spondylidae, Spondylus americanus)
Mosaic pieces in iridescent shades of white to white-gold are Mother-of-Pearl (Oyster Family Ostreidae)

Provenance1998, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1998)