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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1730   CAS 0370-1730; Ring
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Ring
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Apache
Other Geographic Data Community: Window Rock
Maker's Name Kenneth Begay (1913-1977)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1950
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Cast ring with narrow band and expanded face; Small round turquoise stone in plain bezel is set off-center on face and encircled by die-stamped sunburst pattern; Hallmark "KB" (Kenneth Begay) is stamped on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Depth = 2.3, Length = 1.7