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Date Made or Date Range: /1912
Materials

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Other Notes

Earring, single, silver. Made for pierced ears with hinged ear wire. Has two pendants - teardrop shaped, engraved front and back with double curve motif. Circular clasp for ear wire, incised with lines radiating from central point.;;

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

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Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: III-I-706
Collection Narratives and Histories

1912/04 - 1912/07, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, (Waugh) Two complete earrings and four pendants for same. J. and M. Huskin. (Note in old catalogue reads: "Heirlooms, said to be considerably more than 100 years old.)

Sources to Learn More

Barbeau, M., "Indian Trade Silver", THE BEAVER December 1942, p.11.

GKS Reference Number: 26588
Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184