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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1598   CAS 0370-1598; 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. 1900-1910
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Band bracelet comprising 9 oval turquoise stones of graduated sizes, each in plain bezels and positioned end to end but on a slight diagonal and mounted on silver back plate whose edges conform to the individual stones; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Depth = 5.2, Max Diam = 7.4