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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1688   CAS 0370-1688; Pin
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pin
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data Community: Cameron area
Maker's Name John Anderson
Date of Manufacture 1949
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Oval pin with solid silver back plate and domed front plate with rectangular cutout in center, in which rectangular turquoise stone is countersunk; Series of short parallel die-stamped marks form border around pin; Commercially made stainless steel pin with clasp is soldered to reverse; Pin is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 6.5