Pair of lightning bolt earrings

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Pair of lightning bolt 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)

1987

Object Place: Southwest

Medium/Technique Gold (14 kt), Biwa pearl, and garnet

Dimensions Length: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson

Accession Number2012.394.1-2

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

DescriptionPair of gold zig-zag earrings with colored stones. 14K gold.

Marks Impressed 14 K and GY on 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)