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Ketoh (wrist guard - for a child)
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
about 1900–20
Object Place: Arizona, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Silver, leather
Dimensions
Overall: 3.2 x 3.2 x 4.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth S. and Bertram J. Malenka and their sons, David J. and Robert C. Malenka
Accession Number2008.2009
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionChild's-size ketoh, with a silver plaque with stamp work and single oval green turquoise setting, mounted on a commercial leather wrist strap.
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)