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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1577   CAS 0370-1577; 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. 1910-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with wide band; Series of 6 parallel and evenly spaced grooves have been cold chisel stamped along entire length of band, forming 7 parallel ridges; Alternate ridges have been cold-chisel stamped or filed to give appearance of twisted wire; Pear-shaped turquoise stone in notched bezel is set in center of band, surrounded by 4 silver raindrops and flanked on either side by row of 5 die-stamped feather motifs; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Depth = 5.6, Max Diam = 6.9