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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bracelet

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bracelet

Date: c. 1970
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-204
Not on view
DescriptionOval bracelet, with three stones in center, surrounded by five bands of round and petit point stones. Outer band tipped with silver. Bands separated by wire twist. Side bands of turquoise and wire. Triple wire shank.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The materials used are silver and turquoise. The setting type is petite point, not cluster (current catalog description says it is cluster setting). The artist’s married name was Edith Martza. Her maiden name was Edith Tsabetsaye, which is also the name she uses now.
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