B 3465
The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Department of the Interior attempted to encourage and protect the production high-quality Native American handmade jewelry with an identification program beginning in 1938 and quietly ending in 1943. Many of the important Indian Trading Posts and the Indian Schools were given hallmarks which were applied to individual pieces of jewelry. U.S. Navajo 2 and U.S. ZUNI 1 were assigned to the trading post of C. G. Wallace. These hallmarks guaranteed that a piece of jewelry was handmade and hand polished, and that the stones were hand cut and polished. This bracelet is hallmarked, and a rare survivor. Inside size 5 3/8” with a 1 1/8” opening (can be adjusted), width 11/16”, weight 58 grams.
B 3465
The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Department of the Interior attempted to encourage and protect the production high-quality Native American handmade jewelry with an identification program beginning in 1938 and quietly ending in 1943. Many of the important Indian Trading Posts and the Indian Schools were given hallmarks which were applied to individual pieces of jewelry. U.S. Navajo 2 and U.S. ZUNI 1 were assigned to the trading post of C. G. Wallace. These hallmarks guaranteed that a piece of jewelry was handmade and hand polished, and that the stones were hand cut and polished. This bracelet is hallmarked, and a rare survivor. Inside size 5 3/8” with a 1 1/8” opening (can be adjusted), width 11/16”, weight 58 grams.
