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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1453A,B   CAS 0370-1453A,B; Cuff links
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Cuff links
Culture Navajo or Pueblo
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. 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Jet; Turquoise; Stainless steel
Description Pair of round cuff links comprising a semicircular piece of black jet and an equal sized area filled with turquoise chips, all set within plain silver bezel and mounted on silver back plate; Commercial stainless steel cuff link clip consisting of toggle bar on pair of upright supports is soldered to back of silver plate; Cuff links are unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.0, Max Diam = 1.6