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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1575   CAS 0370-1575; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Community: Fort Wingate area
Maker's Name Ambrose Roanhorse (ca. 1904-1982)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1951
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wide hammered band bracelet with ridged surface, made by die-stamping straight parallel lines along length of bracelet; Rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either side by length of twisted wire and row of 4 silver raindrops; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Depth = 5.7, Max Diam = 6.5