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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1553   CAS 0370-1553; 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 unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Hammered bracelet with very wide band; Series of 6 parallel, evenly spaced lines have been filed along entire length of band, forming 7 ridges; Filed lines are stamped with very shallow rope-like pattern and 3 of the ridges are stamped with small leaf-shaped motif with underlying cross-hatch lines; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.8