Zuni petit point bracelet with rectangular stones
Zuni petit point bracelet with rectangular stones
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inner dimensions: 2 5/8” diameter x 1 3/4” from center of the back to the back opening; back opening is 1 1/4” wide
silver (ingot or coin silver?) and high quality rectangular petit point turquoise stones set in 3 rows, flanked by small silver stones.
ex: Private Collection. A similar bracelet, 3 row, is pictured on the cover of Southwest Silver Jewelry by Paula Baxter (Schiffer, 2001).
circa 1940s-1950s
ex: Bob Bauver, 2017; Marcy Burns’ Collection
$1200.
(J2186)
This is an important and exceptional example of an early Zuni petit point bracelet. The stones are high quality turquoise and are all original to the bracelet. The silver is either ingot or coin silver. The work on the ends of the bracelet help confirm the early attributed date.
