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Catalog Number

CAS 1999-0001-0009   CAS 1999-0001-0009; 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
Maker's Name Bernard Dawahoya (b. 1940s, active since 1956)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Narrow band bracelet made in overlay technique; Design includes pair of kiva steps in center, flanked at either end by rectilinear spiral and 3 stacked triangles; Bernard Dawahoya's hallmark of a snow cloud, along with a sun face (Dawahoya's stamp from Hopi Silvercraft Guild) are stamped inside bracelet.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Max Diam = 5.8