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Object Number
995-29-10/73061
Display Title
Silver and turquoise ranger belt set, on leather belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Belt set of very typical Zuni turquoise channelwork from 1970s, with delicate silver braiding on sides. Channelwork is in fishscale motif. Belt buckle, two loops, and a pointed tab at the end, mounted on plain leather belt (probably commercially made).
Max. dimensions: 115 cm long (belt incl. buckle), 5 cm high, 2.2 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Leather belt, silver U-shaped buckle, loops, and tip, with turquoise inlay.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Leather, Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 115 x 2.2 cm (1 15/16 x 45 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73061
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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