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Catalog Number

CAS 1999-0001-0008   CAS 1999-0001-0008; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name Victor Coochwytewa (1922-2011)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Narrow band bracelet made in overlay technique; Design includes rectilinear fret motif in center, flanked at either end by pair of pennant triangles; Victor Coochwytewa's hallmark of snow cloud is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Max Diam = 6.3