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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1543   CAS 0370-1543; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data Navajo Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Fabricated hollowware wide band bracelet formed from 2 sheets of silver soldered onto end pieces; Thickness of bracelet is greatest at its center, tapering at both ends; Stamped motifs consist of double oval with 3 circles in center of bracelet and similar motif of single oval at each end; Row of small contiguous triangles is stamped along each edge; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Depth = 5.4, Max Diam = 7.1