Bracelet Item Number: 3207/12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bracelet made of coin silver with large turquoise stone. Cuff is oval in shape, open at back, and widens broadly at front where three horizontal bars hold small plates of stamped design on either side of the oval green and brown turquoise piece at front. Silver balls are used as further embellishment. Arms are stamped with curving lines, small arrows, and gammadion crosses.
Narrative
The donor's mother purchased the bracelet in 1935, from a man in Phoenix who had previously operated a trading post on the Navajo reservation.
Item History
- Made in Arizona, USA before 1935
- Collected during 1935
- Owned by Sharon J. Proctor before November 9, 2016
- Received from Sharon J. Proctor (Donor) on November 9, 2016
What
- Name
- Bracelet
- Identification Number
- 3207/12
- Type of Item
- bracelet
- Material
- turquoise mineral and sliver metal
- Overall
- height 3.7 cm, width 6.0 cm, depth 5.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Navajo
- Previous Owner
- Sharon J. Proctor
- Received from
- Sharon J. Proctor (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arizona, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1935
- Collection Date
- during 1935
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 2016
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 2016
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3207/0012