Ron Ho
"Dog Stars" Pendant

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Artist Ron Ho(American, born 1936)American, born 1936

CultureAmerican

Titles

"Dog Stars" Pendant

Date1985

Made inSeattle, Washington, United States

MediumAfrican gold weight, bronze Afghan fragment, sterling silver, and 1930 reproduction of Pre-Columbian dog beads

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 6 × 1 in. (26.7 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2002.3826

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Helen Williams Drutt Collection of Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Helen Williams Drutt English, 1994; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"Becoming Chinese," Honolulu Art Academy, 1995.

"Ron Ho: A Retrospective," Bellevue Arts Museum, Washington, September 21, 2006–February 18, 2007.

"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

"RON HO" stamped on a plate mounted to the back of the pendant.

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