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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1573   CAS 0370-1573; 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. 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with wide band whose ends are rounded; Oval turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either side by pair of die-stamped feather motifs that have been partially hammered out from reverse in repoussé technique; Small repetitive die-stamped along edge of band forms rope-like pattern; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.4