Pair of X-shaped pearl earrings

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Pair of X-shaped pearl earrings

Yazzie Johnson (Native American, born in 1946)
Gail Bird (Native American, born in 1949)

Native American, Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo), Laguna Pueblo, and Diné (Navajo)

1980-1990

Object Place: Southwest

Medium/Technique Gold (18 kt) and Biwa pearl

Dimensions Length x width: 1.6 x 1.9 cm (5/8 x 3/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson

Accession Number2012.391.1-2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionThe earrings are in the form of a gold cross with rounded edges. Three parts of each cross are decorated with a Biwa pearl.

Marks Impresed 18 K and GY on reverse of each earring

Provenance1980s/1990s, sold by Dexter Cirillo to Dale and Doug Anderson, New York; 2012, gift of Dale and Doug Anderson to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2012)