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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1580   CAS 0370-1580; 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. 1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet whose heavy shank conforms in outline to shape of turquoise settings; Pair of heavy triangular turquoise stones with rounded corners are set in plain bezels and are flanked by smaller oval shaped turquoise stones also in plain bezels; Larger settings are separated by pairs (total of 3) of small, mismatched round turquoise stones in plain bezels; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 7.9