Artist
Carina ShoshtaryGerman, born 1979
CultureGerman
Titles
- Asrai (Ear Cuffs)
Date2023
MediumPLA (bio plastic), barnacles, shells, second-hand sweet-water pearls, animal teeth, silver, quartz crystals, found plastic, lacquer, and thread
DimensionsOverall (.A; proper right ear cuff): 6 9/16 × 5 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (16.7 × 12.9 × 5.4 cm)
Overall (.B; proper left ear cuff): 6 7/8 × 5 × 2 1/8 in. (17.4 × 12.7 × 5.4 cm)
Overall (.B; proper left ear cuff): 6 7/8 × 5 × 2 1/8 in. (17.4 × 12.7 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Art Colony Association, Inc.
Object number2023.361.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Märta Mattsson & Carina Shoshtary: Something Old, Something New." Sienna Patti, Lenox, Massachusetts, June 17 - July 16, 2023.
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