Silver Bracelet Item Number: ET1439A-0 from the National Museum of Natural History

Notes

From card: "James Swan collection? Otter design, with clasp. Shamrock and scroll design near clasp." Illus. Fig. 59, p. 76 in Bunn-Marcuse, Kathryn B. 2007. Precious Metals: silver and gold bracelets from the Northwest Coast. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. Attributed as Tlingit by Bunn-Marcuse. Also, on p. 77 Bunn-Marcuse notes that the shamrock-type flower design on this bracelet is similar to designs found on the Chinese chests popular at that time.