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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1601   CAS 0370-1601; 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 Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Bracelet whose shank comprises a central twisted wire flanked by two plain wires, all of them joined at the ends and spread apart to their maximum width at the center; 3 round silver medallions are soldered onto wires, each set with large central turquoise encircled by two rows of small turquoise stones, all in plain bezels; Central turquoise and rows of smaller turquoise stones are separated from each other by small twisted wire; Medallions are separated from each other by elongated bars that contain 4 small turquoise stones and larger triangular turquoise stone at each end, all in plain bezels; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.6, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 7.5