Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1444 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Lloyd Kiva New (purse); Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) (silverwork) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1953 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Sterling silver; Leather | |
| Description | Black leather handbag with rectangular, hollow ware silver handle and wrought silver pin on flap; Geometric overlay designs appear on 3 sides of handle and on pin; Handle is threaded through metal loop rings around handbag's opening; "Sterling Hand Made", maker's hallmark "KB", and image of Navajo hogan (hallmark of White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) are stamped on underside of handle; Pin is unsigned; Handbags of the same design but with different silverwork designs were also produced at the White Hogan Shop by Allan Kee and other silversmiths employed there. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 32.5, Width = 26.5, Depth = 9.5 | |