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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1549   CAS 0370-1549; 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; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Herbert Komayousie (died ca. 1997) (silverwork); Fred Kabotie (Naqavoy'ma) (1900-1986) (design)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1949
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wide flat hammered band bracelet with a running rectilinear spiral motif positioned diagonally along length of bracelet and possibly done in stamped technique; Background of band is stamped all over with series of diagonal parallel lines; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.8, Depth = 4.7, Max Diam = 6.5