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Object Number 995-29-10/73075
Display Title Silver overlay Pueblo scene belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description Rectangular belt buckle from 1970s-1980s. Silver overlay of a Pueblo scene on a stippled overcast background. A stylized parrot motif appears at the top center of the scene. Reverse is stamped "SAUFKIE STERLING" and with the figure of a bear, the hallmark of Lawrence Saufkie. 5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 1.6 cm deep. Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description Silver belt buckle, rectangular, raised Pueblo scene, bird figure at top.
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Date 1970s-1980s
Artist Lawrence Saufkie
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Silver
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 8 x 1.6 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in.) Distance: 1.6 x 5 x 8 cm (5/8 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73075
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995.
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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