Navajo Bracelet

Artist unidentified

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by unidentified

Dateca. 1930

Mediumsilver, Cerrillos turquoise

Dimensions1 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 in. (3.8 × 7 × 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige

Object numberPC2010.5.64

DescriptionA silver and turquoise Navajo bracelet cuff. There are three, oval turquoise stones from Cerrillos, New Mexico, set into the center of three silver oval flat plates. The silver pieces lay over decoratively stamped silver bands. The bands converge behind the wrist. The silver surrounding the turquoise is stamped with repeating crescent shaped lines. Tiny floral, round silver pieces are set atop the bands.

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