Large silver wire cuff bracelet with turquoise inset and embossed floral pattern / Native American; Navajo

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Title(s):

Large silver wire cuff bracelet with turquoise inset and embossed floral pattern

Culture:

Native American; Navajo

Date:

circa 1940

Period:

Historic

Place:

United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

silver, turquoise

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Bracelet

Accession No:

84.1405

Department:

Anthropology

Collection:

Kravis Discovery Center

On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Width: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)

Large silver wire cuff bracelet with turquoise inset and embossed floral pattern on each side. Bracelet alternates between straight and twisted silver wire. Turquoise inset is surrounded by scallop-edged pattern. These embellishments are soldered to the wire bracelet.

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

adornment, Indian, Indians, jewelry, Kravis Discovery Center, Native American, silver, silverwork, southwest, trade, United States of America

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Large silver wire cuff bracelet with turquoise inset and embossed floral pattern. 84.1405. Kravis Discovery Center. circa 1940. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841405 (06/05/2018).

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