Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Collector:

Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962  Search this

Donor:

Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962  Search this

Donor agent:

Byron Harvey, III (Byron Schemerhorn Harvey III), Non-Indian, 1932-2005  Search this

Object Name:

Wristguard/Ketoh

Media/Materials:

Hide, silver, turquoise

Techniques:

Cast, hammered

Dimensions:

10.20 x 7.50 x 5.20 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Kayenta, Navajo Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

Collection History:

Collected in 1928 by Katherine Harvey (1892-1962, granddaughter of Fred Harvey of the Fred Harvey Company); donated to MAI by her great-nephew, Native art collector Byron Harvey III (1932-2005), in 1965 during the distribution of Miss Harvey's estate.

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Catalog Number:

23/5023

Barcode:

235023.000

See related items:

Diné (Navajo)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64277d365-96ee-47bd-b344-65d24458f74d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_250392