Finger ring

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Date created: 1977

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Alice Platero, Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1978; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7866
Barcode: 257866.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Finger ring
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise
Techniques: Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, petit point/needlepoint
Dimensions: 3 x 1.9 x 2.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6771afc06-4101-4966-afc8-00d4e32c7bb4

Record ID: NMAI_273782