Finger ring

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason/Mrs. William V. Mason), Non-Indian, 1879-1973; Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews, Non-Indian, 1876-1954; Jean Mason Browne (Jean Rutherford Mason/Mrs. Robert Prall Browne), Non-Indian, 1917-2006
Donor: Jean Mason Browne (Jean Rutherford Mason/Mrs. Robert Prall Browne), Non-Indian, 1917-2006

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1925; exchanged by MAI to Isabel Matthews Mason (Mrs. William Virginius Mason, 1879-1973) and her sister Catherine Van Cortlandt Matthews (1876-1954) in 1942; transferred to Isabel Mason's daughter Jean Mason Browne (Mrs. Robert P. Browne, 1917-2006) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Mrs. Browne in 1959.
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Place: Arizona, New Mexico; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/8656
Barcode: 228656.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Finger ring
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise
Techniques: Cast, bezel-set/stone-setting

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b2cc440-a645-4244-9f4f-9fa7040d7e6c

Record ID: NMAI_243265