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CAS 0370-1551   CAS 0370-1551; 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. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wrought bracelet consisting of twisted wire band, flanked on either side by wrought, flat band; All three pieces are soldered together at both ends; Wrought bands are die-stamped with circle-in-square motif at ends and a long length of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1552   CAS 0370-1552; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Coconino
Other Geographic Data City: Flagstaff
Maker's Name Kenneth Begay (1913-1977)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1948
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wrought bracelet with medium-width band; Lengths of wire are twisted into 6 "S" shaped scrolls and positioned end to end along length of band; Hallmarks of Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) and "KB" (Kenneth Begay) are stamped inside bracelet.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Depth = 5.2, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1553   CAS 0370-1553; 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. 1890-1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Hammered bracelet with very wide band; Series of 6 parallel, evenly spaced lines have been filed along entire length of band, forming 7 ridges; Filed lines are stamped with very shallow rope-like pattern and 3 of the ridges are stamped with small leaf-shaped motif with underlying cross-hatch lines; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1554   CAS 0370-1554; 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 Jim and Frances Coan
Date of Manufacture ca. 1953
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wide hammered band bracelet stamped with rope-like lines, each comprising pair of parallel lines running entire length of bracelet (1 along each edge and 1 in center) with short diagonal lines; Wide space between stamped lines is convex and undecorated; Hallmark of horned moon (Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild, Window Rock, AZ) is stamped on reverse, along with "Navajo" and "Sterling"; Bracelet is unsigned (i.e., not hallmarked) by artists.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.2, Depth = 5.4, Max Diam = 6.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1555   CAS 0370-1555; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi
Maker's Name Paul Saufkie (1904-1998)
Date of Manufacture November 1953
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wide band bracelet with an overlay design of a central parrot figure, flanked at either end by a geometric triangular fret design (design is connected at one point as result of miscalculation by artist); Snow cloud hallmark (Paul Saufkie) is stamped twice on reverse at center.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Depth = 4.5, Max Diam = 6.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1556   CAS 0370-1556; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County McKinley
Other Geographic Data Community: Fort Wingate area
Maker's Name Ambrose Roanhorse (ca. 1904-1982) (attributed)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Wide hammered band bracelet with wide ridges on its surface, formed by stamping straight lines along entire length of bracelet; Central ridge with filed design of short, closely spaced, parallel lines is flanked on either side by plain ridge; Plain ridges are flanked by die-stamped pattern resembling twisted wire, which are flanked by plain half-ridges; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.5, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1557   CAS 0370-1557; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 19 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 36 small silver raindrops positioned in pairs between adjacent turquoise stones are pendant from the edges of the bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with shell-like crescent design; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.4, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1558   CAS 0370-1558; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 24 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 2 tiny silver raindrops flank each turquoise stone and are pendant from edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with row of contiguous triangles; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1559   CAS 0370-1559; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 24 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 2 tiny silver raindrops flank each turquoise stone and are pendant along edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with row of contiguous triangles; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Depth = 4.7, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1560   CAS 0370-1560; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 17 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 32 small silver raindrops positioned in pairs between adjacent turquoise stones are pendant along edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with shell-like crescent design; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.5, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1561   CAS 0370-1561; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 24 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; Two tiny silver raindrops flank each turquoise stone and are pendant along edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with row of contiguous triangles; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Depth = 4.6, Max Diam = 6.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1562   CAS 0370-1562; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 24 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 2 tiny silver raindrops flank each turquoise stone and are pendant along edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with row of contiguous triangles; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1563   CAS 0370-1563; 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 Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy)
Date of Manufacture 1935
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Very narrow wrought bracelet set with single row of 19 very small round turquoise stones in plain bezels; 36 tiny silver raindrops positioned in pairs between adjacent stones are pendant along edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with shell-like crescent design; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.4, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1564   CAS 0370-1564; 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. 1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Narrow band bracelet set with 13 small matching oval turquoise stones (each mounted in finely notched bezel) that are aligned in single row; Pair of small silver raindrops is positioned between adjacent stones along outer edges of bracelet; Ends of bracelet are stamped with double row of crescents; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Depth = 4.7, Max Diam = 6.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1565   CAS 0370-1565; 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
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with narrow band with deep groove running its entire length; Large rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either end by row of short die-stamped lines; Smaller, nearly square turquoise stones in plain bezels are set at each end of band; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1566   CAS 0370-1566; 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. 1920-1930
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Wrought bracelet with narrow band and faceted, trapezoid-shaped turquoise stone in plain bezel set in center and bordered on either side by 3 silver raindrops; Die-stamped markings along sides of band consist of alternating long and short crescents; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Depth = 5.6, Max Diam = 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1567   CAS 0370-1567; 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
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Narrow band bracelet set in center area with row of 7 matched dark green turquoise stones (1 rectangular and 6 square) in plain bezels; Remaining length of bracelet on both ends is stamped with rope-like motif down the center; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1568   CAS 0370-1568; 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. 1920
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Bracelet whose shank is made of twisted wire strand in center, flanked on either side by plain wire strand; Central oval turquoise stone in plain bezel is flanked on either side by triangular turquoise stone with rounded corners and next by rectangular turquoise stone, both in plain bezels; Pair of silver raindrops separate turquoise settings; Bracelet is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Depth = 5.8, Max Diam = 7.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1569   CAS 0370-1569; 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
Maker's Name Fred Peshlakai
Date of Manufacture ca. 1957
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise
Description Narrow wrought band bracelet with 9 matching oval turquoise stones of graduated sizes set in plain bezels; Pair of silver raindrops are placed between adjacent turquoise stones; Ends of bracelet are stamped with several geometric shapes, the largest of which forms an elongated X-shape; Designs are not perfectly matched on each end; Hallmark "FP" (Fred Peshlakai) (initials are stamped over arrow symbol) and "Sterling" are stamped on interior center of band.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Depth = 5.5, Max Diam = 6.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1570   CAS 0370-1570; Bracelet
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Bracelet
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation; Third Mesa; Village: Hotevilla
Maker's Name Charles Loloma (1921-1991)
Date of Manufacture 1962
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Coral
Description Hammered band bracelet with raised outer edges; 5 elongated turquoise stones and 1 piece of stem coral are positioned end to end in single plain bezel against oxidized background, producing shadow box-like effect; "Sterling" and "Loloma" signature hallmark are stamped on reverse; The fact that the cut stones do not fit together very well suggests this bracelet was likely one of Loloma's early attempts at lapidary work.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.1, Depth = 5.2, Max Diam = 7.0
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