Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1579 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown (same hallmark on 0370-1595) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955-1957 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.) | |
| Description | Wide, hollow ware band bracelet set with 36 rectangular pieces of Spondylus (spiny oyster) shell arranged in 6 rows in silver channel inlay; Shell pieces along edges are beveled, and those on the corners are faceted; Ends of bracelet are undecorated; Unidentified hallmark (same as on CAS 0370-1595) is stamped on reverse; “RHTI†inscribed on inside. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 6.7 | |