Mask necklace
Artist
Charlie Johnson
(Seminole)
Date2008
MediumCopper, silver, freshwater pearls
DimensionsPendant: 2 1/2” x 2” (12 3/8” length with pearls)
SignedBottom center of pendant: C J, stamped
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Melanie Pogue Phillips ‘99
Object numberNA2008.33.PHI
DescriptionSilver pendant in the form of a Mississippian-era maskette with “weeping eyes” (peregrine falcon eye markings) with copper pupils, strung with a freshwater pearl necklace.
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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