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CAS 0370-1575 | |
| 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. 1951 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with ridged surface, made by die-stamping straight parallel lines along length of bracelet; Rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center, flanked on either side by length of twisted wire and row of 4 silver raindrops; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Depth = 5.7, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1576 |  |
| 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 | 1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Chrysocolla | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with ridged surface; Large rectangular turquoise stone in plain bezel is set in center and flanked on either side by length of heavy gauge twisted silver wire and row of 9 silver raindrops; Hallmark "AR" (Ambrose Roanhorse) incorporated into figure of horse is stamped on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Depth = 5.3, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1577 |  |
| 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. 1910-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet with wide band; Series of 6 parallel and evenly spaced grooves have been cold chisel stamped along entire length of band, forming 7 parallel ridges; Alternate ridges have been cold-chisel stamped or filed to give appearance of twisted wire; Pear-shaped turquoise stone in notched bezel is set in center of band, surrounded by 4 silver raindrops and flanked on either side by row of 5 die-stamped feather motifs; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.5, Depth = 5.6, Max Diam = 6.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1578 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Sterling silver; Turquoise | |
| Description | Flat, wrought band bracelet with cast, teardrop-shaped mounting with polished turquoise nugget set in depressed center and held in place with silver prongs; Extension of cast section along one arm of bracelet is decorated with series of V-shaped lines; Stamped on interior are "Hand Made Sterling", maker's hallmark "KB" and image of Navajo hogan (hallmark of White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Width = 4.4, Length = 6.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1556 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1550 |  |
| 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. 1880-1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wide, wrought band bracelet with die-stamped designs including twisted wire motif along both outside edges, large open diamond in center, and open arrowhead motif at each end; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1551 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1552 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1553 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1554 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1535 |  |
| 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. 1920-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wrought bracelet; Medium width band is formed by soldering together two identical narrow-width bands; 3 silver raindrops alternating with 2 paired cutout lozenge shapes are laid into the shared groove between the two bands; Traces of die-stamping from original bracelets is still evident; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.5, Depth = 4.6, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1536 |  |
| 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 | Sand cast bracelet with medium-width band; Deep groove running entire length of band gives appearance of two narrower bands soldered together; Each half of the band is die-stamped with groups of chevrons in the center and at either end; Ends of band are slightly expanded and stamped with radiating lines on the edges; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.4, Depth = 4.8, Max Diam = 6.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1537 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Pine Springs area, probably | |
| Maker's Name | Tom Burnside (1911-1957) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1942 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Sand cast bracelet of openwork design; Left and right halves are mirror images of each other, consisting of broad U-shaped pattern enclosing an elongated, open teardrop-shaped motif; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Depth = 4.6, Max Diam = 6.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1538 |  |
| 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. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with slightly rounded ends; Stamped designs include small round sunburst pattern in center, flanked on either side by stylized cornstalk (?) with 6 leaves and 2 ears of corn on either side, with two additional leaves and and ears of corn at ends; Straight stamped line frames design band along both sides and continues along contours of ends of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.1, Depth = 5.0, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1541 |  |
| 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 | |
| Description | Hammered band bracelet with die stamped designs including curvilinear lines, circles, triangles, and arrows; Overall design layout was miscalculated and so design is repeated 2 1/2 times along length of bracelet; Dashed line is stamped along entire perimeter of bracelet; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.3, Depth = 4.5, Max Diam = 6.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1542 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Allen Kee (ca. 1918-1966) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wide band bracelet with tapered and rounded ends; Central cross design (whose horizontal axis curves around to form intricate spiral network) is done in overlay technique, as are nested U-shape designs at either end of band; Short parallel lines extending out from central cross design to edges of bracelet are stamped; Hallmarks of Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ) and "AK" (Allen Kee) are stamped on reverse, along with "Sterling" and "Hand Made." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.3, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1543 |  |
| 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. 1940-1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Fabricated hollowware wide band bracelet formed from 2 sheets of silver soldered onto end pieces; Thickness of bracelet is greatest at its center, tapering at both ends; Stamped motifs consist of double oval with 3 circles in center of bracelet and similar motif of single oval at each end; Row of small contiguous triangles is stamped along each edge; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Depth = 5.4, Max Diam = 7.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1544 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Window Rock | |
| Maker's Name | Ned Hatathli (design), _________ Warner (silverwork) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1954 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with a single zigzag line stamped along center of bracelet, flanked on either side by a wider zigzag line done in repoussé technique; Edges of bracelet are stamped with rope-like pattern; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1545 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Apache | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Pine Springs | |
| Maker's Name | Tom Burnside (1911-1957) | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1940s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Sand cast bracelet of openwork form, consisting of overlapping leaf forms carved in mirror images of each other and joined only at their ends; Two halves of bracelet are widely separated in center and not joined, which is atypical of sand cast work; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Depth = 4.9, Max Diam = 6.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1546 |  |
| 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 | 1952 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Wide hammered band bracelet with die-stamped zigzag design along center length composed of alternating diagonal lines and rectangular block with one serrated edge, all framed between narrow border lines; Bracelet is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Depth = 5.1, Max Diam = 6.7 | |
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