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Harrison Begay
Silver, oval shaped, open-center belt concho with stamped scallop-edge design
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
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Butterfly-shaped pin with engraved designs and turquoise inset at head / Native American; Navajo (Diné)

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Butterfly-shaped pin with bezel-set cabochon turquoise stone at head of butterfly. Geometric designs punched into wings made from silver sheet. Body formed from heavy gauge half-round wire soldered in place. Antennae formed of round finer wire also soldered in place.

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Title(s): 
Butterfly-shaped pin with engraved designs and turquoise inset at head
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
Date: 
circa 1935
Period: 
Historic
Materials/Techniques: 
silver, turquoise
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Jewelry and Adornments
Object Type: 
Pin
Accession No: 
84.1418
Department: 
Anthropology
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