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Wristguard/Ketoh

American Indian Museum

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    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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    Diné (Navajo)
    Adornment/Jewelry

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws663e05b21-bfad-44da-920a-1e483c77db90

    Record ID

    NMAI_114247

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