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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1565   CAS 0370-1565; 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. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with narrow band with deep groove running its entire length; Large rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either end by row of short die-stamped lines; Smaller, nearly square turquoise stones in plain bezels are set at each end of band; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 7.0