Bow Guard
Original Language TitleKetoh
CultureDiné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico
Dateca. 1900
MediumSilver, turquoise, and commercial leather
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 3 inches (8.89 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange)
Object number2009.32.3
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionRectangular silver plate featuring delicate stamp work and curving repousse with green, oval turquoise stone set at center attached to commercial leather wrist band.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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