Skip to main content
Butterfly Pin
Butterfly Pin
Butterfly Pin

Butterfly Pin

Dateca. 1930
Mediumsilver, turquoise
Dimensions2 5/8 × 3 3/8 × 3/8 in. (6.7 × 8.6 × 1 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of Dorothy B. Whitten
Terms
    Object numberPC1989.24.14
    DescriptionA stamped silver butterfly brooch. Navajo jewelers often derive inspiration from the natural world. This example is a butterfly with stamped wing decoration and turquoise stone in the center.

    On View
    Not on view
    Maisel's Bolo Tie
    Maisel's Indian Trading Post
    1964
    Horse Tie Clasp
    Maisel's Indian Trading Post
    ca. 1960
    Oval Turquoise and silver
    Maisel's Indian Trading Post
    ca. 1940
    Deer pin with turquoise eye
    Bell Trading Post
    ca. 1960
    Spoon
    Maisel's Indian Trading Post
    1935-1974
    Butterfly Concha Belt
    Lambert Homer
    1961
    Deer pin
    Bell Trading Post
    ca. 1940
    Bracelet
    Navajo Nation
    ca. 1920
    Bracelet
    unidentified
    ca. 1980
    Horse pin with turquoise eye
    Bell Trading Post
    ca. 1950
    Arrowhead bolo tie with beetle design
    Bell Trading Post
    ca. 1965