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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1540   CAS 0370-1540; 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 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Hammered band bracelet stamped with continuous row of small triangles with appended hooks, framed between single heavy stamped line running along edges of entire length of bracelet; Hallmark of cloud (Victor Coochwytewa) is stamped on reverse near one end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.4