Bow Guard
Original Language TitleKetoh
Artist
Hosteen Goodluck
(North American Indian, Diné (Navajo), Arizona or New Mexico)
Dateca. 1920
MediumSilver, turquoise, and commercial leather
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (9.53 × 8.89 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joanne and Lee Lyon
Object number2012.27.3
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionLeather ketoh with a rectangular-shaped turquoise stone set within a stamped circular design, a rope and saw tooth design engraved around the edges
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