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CAS 0370-1592 | |
| 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 | Bryan Anderson (attributed) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with 3 rectangular turquoise stones in notched bezels (one in center and one at either end of bracelet); Die-stamped design on either side of central turquoise setting includes floral motifs and open lozenge shape, the latter done in repoussé technique and die-stamped on front; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.3, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1593 |  |
| 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. 1890-1910 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Bracelet with openwork band consisting of 3 lengths of twisted wire whose ends are fastened together with crossbar; Oval turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either side by smaller rectangular turquoise stones (each a reused pendant) in plain bezels; Pair of silver raindrops is placed between adjacent settings and at ends of smaller settings; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Depth = 5.5, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1594 |  |
| 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. 1890-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Man's bracelet; Shank is fashioned from three strands of heavy twisted silver wire separated along most of their length but joined to a small rectangular backing plate at their ends; Large teardrop shaped turquoise stone in plain bezel is mounted at center of bracelet, flanked by two smaller, mismatched oval turquoise stones in plain bezels; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.9, Depth = 6.2, Max Diam = 7.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1516 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Cast narrow band bracelet with simple design of row of silver rectangles set end to end along length of bracelet, with deep stamped line along both outer edges and between adjacent rectangles; Hallmarks of a Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) and "KB" (Kenneth Begay) are stamped inside bracelet; This bracelet is companion piece to CAS 0370-1517. Note: The White Hogan Shop used a casting technique to replicate a number of Kenneth Begay-designed pieces, including earrings, cuff links, pendants, salt spoons, and bracelets. The cast bracelets were often sold in pairs. Cast pieces were marked only with the designer’s initials and the White Hogan shop mark, whereas handmade pieces were also stamped, “Hand Made.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.9, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1517 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Cast narrow band bracelet with simple design of row of silver rectangles set end to end along length of bracelet, with deep stamped line along both outer edges and between adjacent rectangles; Hallmarks of a Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) and "KB" (Kenneth Begay) are stamped inside bracelet; This bracelet is companion piece to CAS 0370-1516. Note: The White Hogan Shop used a casting technique to replicate a number of Kenneth Begay-designed pieces, including earrings, cuff links, pendants, salt spoons, and bracelets. The cast bracelets were often sold in pairs. Cast pieces were marked only with the designer’s initials and the White Hogan shop mark, whereas handmade pieces were also stamped, “Hand Made.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.9, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1518 |  |
| 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. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Narrow wrought bracelet with single rope-like design stamped along entire length; Bracelet is unsigned, but faintly hand-etched inside with words "Handmade, Original, Sterling" similar to other hallmarked Kenneth Begay pieces; This is companion piece to bracelet CAS 0370-1519. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.6, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1519 |  |
| 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. 1947 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Narrow wrought bracelet with single rope-like design stamped along entire length; Bracelet is unsigned, but faintly hand-etched inside with words "Handmade, Original, Sterling" similar to other hallmarked Kenneth Begay pieces; This is companion piece to bracelet CAS 0370-1518. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.7, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1525 |  |
| 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with narrow band; Rectangular area with serrated edges is marked out in center with die-stamping; Other lines of small die-stamped markings are located along edges of band, some of them heavily stamped and others lightly stamped; Bracelet is unsigned; This bracelet is virtually identical to CAS 0370-1526. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.6, Depth = 4.6, Max Diam = 6.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1526 |  |
| 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with narrow band; Rectangular area with serrated edges is marked out in center with die-stamping; Other lines of small die-stamped markings are located along edges of band, some of them heavily stamped and other lightly stamped; Bracelet is unsigned; This bracelet is nearly identical to CAS 0370-1525. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.5, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1527 |  |
| 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 | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with flattened midsection; Die-stamped designs include floral motif at center, flanked by V-shaped floral motif; Smaller half-floral motifs continue in pairs along both arms of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned (same maker as CAS 0370-1528). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1528 |  |
| 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 | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with flattened midsection; Die-stamped designs include floral motif at center, flanked by V-shaped floral motif; Smaller half-floral motifs continue in pairs along both arms of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned (same maker as CAS 0370-1527). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.2, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1529 |  |
| 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. 1930-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Drawn bracelet with small diameter, round band; Cold chisel designs consist of 3 groups of opposing chevrons and group of one-way chevrons at each end of band; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.5, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1530 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Band bracelet comprised of 2 narrow wrought bracelets that are triangular in cross-section and each stamped with groups of chevrons in their centers and at each end and with crescent shapes in remaining areas along edges; A third band of heavy gauge twisted wire is positioned between the 2 wrought bracelets, and the ends of all 3 are soldered together by means of a heavy crossbar; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 7.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1531 |  |
| 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Hammered band bracelet with two parallel lines stamped along entire length, forming 3 ridges; Outermost ridges along edges are stamped with very short parallel diagonal lines; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.7, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1532 |  |
| 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) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with wide band whose ends are capped with a raised lip; Raised band running down center length of band is die-stamped with repetitive chevron motif; Portion of band immediately bordering stamped band is filed down to reduce its overall thickness and to make stamped band stand out more; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.7, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 6.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1533 |  |
| 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. 1880-1890 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with medium-width band; Center section running entire length of band is slightly raised in repoussé style and is bordered by decorative die-stamped band of repetitive, closely spaced diagonal line with serrated edge; Central raised area is plain except for 3 small crescents stamped in one corner; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.9, Depth = 4.7, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1571 |  |
| 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. 1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wrought band bracelet with large oval turquoise in notched bezel set in center; Die-stamped motif of 2 straight rope-like lines in trapezoid-shaped area on either side of turquoise setting is repeated at each end of bracelet, the two motifs separated by 4 parallel diagonal stamped lines; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Depth = 5.6, Max Diam = 7.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1572 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Navajo Indian Reservation | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with slightly tapered ends; Band is die-stamped with large concho design in center and set with square turquoise stone in plain bezel; Slightly smaller and more lightly stamped concho design is positioned at each end of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1573 |  |
| 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. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with wide band whose ends are rounded; Oval turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either side by pair of die-stamped feather motifs that have been partially hammered out from reverse in repoussé technique; Small repetitive die-stamped along edge of band forms rope-like pattern; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.9, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1574 |  |
| 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. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wide, wrought band bracelet with 3 slightly oval turquoise stones in plain bezels; Center setting is flanked by die-stamped motifs of crescents and V-shapes; Other settings have cold-chisel stamped lines radiating out from them within an oval shaped area; Ends of bracelet are die-stamped with crescents and wide V-shapes that form a 6-legged, insect-like motif; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Depth = 5.4, Max Diam = 6.7 | |
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