Navajo Stamped Silver Box with Ketoh Lid and Turquoise Cabochon, c.1920

Item: ZOJ2016C
Material: silver and turquoise
Size: 3 7/8" length x 2 3/8" width x 1 1/2" height
Period: Historic
Origin: Navajo

An early 20th century Navajo silver box comprised of a rectangular shaped container and a lid made from a curved silver ketoh plate. The lid is decorated with ornate stamp work, pairs of lozenge shaped repoussé and an oval cabochon of green turquoise set in a sawtooth silver bezel at center. The body of the box is decorated with a band of repeating triangle stamps along the bottom and a band of repeating scallop stamps around top.

SOLD

• 
•