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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1591   CAS 0370-1591; 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. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with narrow band that tapers slightly at each end; Large oval turquoise stone in notched bezel is set in center and flanked on either side by 12 smaller oval turquoise stones in plain bezels that are pendant along edges of band; Several of the smaller stones are not completely enclosed in bezels; Sides of band are die-stamped with crescent shapes arranged to form oval motifs with small circles at the ends of each motif; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.7