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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1594   CAS 0370-1594; 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. 1890-1900
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Man's bracelet; Shank is fashioned from three strands of heavy twisted silver wire separated along most of their length but joined to a small rectangular backing plate at their ends; Large teardrop shaped turquoise stone in plain bezel is mounted at center of bracelet, flanked by two smaller, mismatched oval turquoise stones in plain bezels; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Depth = 6.2, Max Diam = 7.5