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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1731   CAS 0370-1731; 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: Pine Springs
Maker's Name Frank Begay
Date of Manufacture 1939
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Sand cast ring of general open design that includes numerous conjoined crescent shapes; Ring is unsigned; This ring is identical in design to pair of earrings, CAS 0370-1491A,B, although they may not have been made or purchased as a set.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Max Diam = 2.1