Pair of earrings by Billye Oliver

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A mixed metals and colorful ceramic mask pair of earrings designed and created by Billye Oliver. Each earring is similar in design, with earring 6a having a screw back fastener and 6b having a clip on fastener. The main body of each earring is a flat, tear drop-shaped brass overlayed with a colorful ceramic mask with a white base. At the top of the earring a hole is punched for the fastener.

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