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Ketoh (wrist guard)
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
About 1900–25
Object Place: Arizona, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Silver, turquoise, leather
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 9.8 x 6.7 cm (2 x 3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth S. and Bertram J. Malenka and their sons, David J. and Robert C. Malenka
Accession Number2008.2007
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionAn openwork cast silver plaque with a single oval turquoise setting with a serrated bezel; the decorated commercial leather wrist strap has a silver floral clasp and four worn silver Liberty head dimes.
ProvenancePierce Butler (b. 1892 - d. 1973), Hingham, MA; October 27, 1973, Butler estate auction, Auction Barn Galleries of W. Torrey Little, Inc., Marshfield Hills, MA, sold to Bertram J. Malenka (b. 1923 – d. 2018) and Ruth S. Malenka (b. 1926 – d. 2015), Belmont, MA; 2008, year-end gift of Bertram J. and Ruth S. Malenka to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 21, 2009)