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Naaxiin Ghost Face beaded earrings (1 of 2)
Tiffany Vanderhoop (Aquinnah Wampanoag and Haida, born in 1982)
Native American, Aquinnah Wampanoag and Haida
2022
Medium/Technique
Brass, glass seed beads (delica, size 15)
Dimensions
Width: 1.75 in (44.45 mm)Length: 7 in (177.8 mm)
Credit Line
Textile Curator's Fund
Accession Number2023.437.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThese beaded earrings are in the style of the Naaxiin or Chilkat textile art of the Northwest coastal Indigenous Peoples. The designs you see on these earrings is often seen on the back side of Naaxiin Tunic’s. This art is so complex and has so much history and power, it deserves to be held in high esteem and to be known and celebrated.
Provenance2023, sold by the artist to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2023)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.