Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0550-0001 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Headstall (horse bridle) | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1915 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silver; Metal: Copper; Leather; Turquoise | |
| Description | Upper section of the headstall portion of a horse bridle, consisting of 5 sections, each hammered from silver into elongated button form and mounted on leather belt by means of copper wire loops and copper strap loops on reverse; Center piece is stamped with elongated motif of crescents, serrated diagonal lines, and triangles, and includes triangular extension, below that is stamped with concentric diamond and pair of leaf motifs; Double-bar horse shoe shaped Naja pendant is stamped with 2 rows of contiguous triangles and set with oval turquoise in plain bezel; Flanking center piece on each side is short straight piece and L-shaped piece, both stamped with zigzag line, and straight line with fine serrated edges; Headstall is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.5, Depth = ca. 14.0, Length = 12.2 | |