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Object Number
995-29-10/73060
Display Title
Silver and coral ranger belt set, on leather belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Ranger belt set with channel worked inlaid coral and delicate silver treatment around edges of all pieces. Set consists of belt buckle, two loops, and a pointed tab at the end, mounted on a plain leather belt. Engraved "C&E. COOCHE Zuni NEW MEXICO" on reverse, the hallmark of Celestine and Elizabeth Cooche.
Belt plus buckle max. dimensions: 118 cm long x 4.1 cm high x 2.5 cm deep.
Hallmark identified in: Bell, Ed and Barbara. Zuni:The Art and the People, vol 3, 1977. Page 78.
Inventory Description
Leather belt with silver buckle and tip, with coral inlay.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950-1959
Artist
Elizabeth Cooche
Artist
Celestine Cooche
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Leather, Silver, Coral
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 118 x 2.5 cm (1 9/16 x 46 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73060
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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