Object Details
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Possible owner
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thea (Mrs. George) Heye and donated to MAI by her or purchased with funds donated by her in 1921.
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Date created
1880-1900
Catalog Number
10/6913
Barcode
106913.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Wristguard/Ketoh
Media/Materials
Silver, commercially tanned leather, turquoise, coral, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Hammered, repoussé, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped, drilled, laced, tied
Place
New Mexico; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_114247