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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1586   CAS 0370-1586; Bracelet
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 Frank Dishta (1902-1954)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1947
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wide band bracelet comprising 5 parallel but spaced triangular shanks, each with a pronounced median ridge running along their entire lengths; Contiguous row of crescents are stamped along each shank on either side of the median ridge; 2 and 4 shanks are both partially covered by identical rows of 11 square rectangular stones set in silver inlay channels; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.9, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.6