Jewelry mold

Date created
1964-1965
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker
Sam Begay (SB), Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Gallup Indian Trading Company (Gallup Trading Company)
Collection History
Commissioned by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Gallup Indian Trading Company (Gallup, New Mexico) in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Pine Springs, Navajo Reservation; Apache County; Arizona; USA
See related items
Diné (Navajo)
Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/6328
Barcode
256328.001
Object Type
Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment
Object Name
Jewelry mold
Media/Materials
Silver, stone
Techniques
Cast
Dimensions
19.8 x 5.8 x 3.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b580c31a-ea92-4fc0-bb60-42bd02b2bca3
Record ID
NMAI_272209