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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1576   CAS 0370-1576; 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 1955
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Chrysocolla
Description Wide hammered band bracelet with ridged surface; Large rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center and flanked on either side by length of heavy gauge twisted silver wire and row of 9 silver raindrops; Hallmark "AR" (Ambrose Roanhorse) incorporated into figure of horse is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.9, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 6.5